This year at the Devonport Food and Wine Festival, Jose Luis Fowler will be performing and doing a cooking presentation on how to cook and authentic Spanish Paella
José Luis Fowler, born to a Spanish mother and English Father was professionally trained as a chef in the early 1980’s under the watchful eye of chef Maria Victoria Cuenca in Madrid.
He moved to New Zealand in 1999 and now with his wife Sally share their passion for Paella with you with their Spanish catering company “Cook at Home Paella” www.paella.co.nz.
Paella (pronounced in Spanish: ‘pie-ay-ah’) was first considered to be poor man’s fare because it was usually made with a little bit of whatever was on hand. Today, it has become one of Spain’s most popular and best loved dishes!
The Paella that José Luis will be cooking is inspired by childhood memories of his Grandparents farm in Spain and his Grand Mother cooking the Paella with ingredients taken fresh from the farm Normally it would be cooked with Fresh Water Crayfish, but the dish is incorporating Langoustine instead.
