Papa's Tapas

Last Saturday, my older daughter Emily and her friend Jennifer were invited to their friend Kat's parents' house for dinner. This was not however an ordinary dinner. Kat's father, Pete, is an accomplished cook, enjoys cooking and his invitation for Spanish Tapas was also extended to me! Bravo!

Kat kindly came to pick us all up from our houses by her car. Kat's mum, Liz, welcomed us with lovely smile to their beautiful home, making sure we were all comfortable and happy and everyone's glasses were full. They also have a lovely dog named Dexter who entertained us all with his charm.

Pete had been very busy all day since the morning, getting fresh ingredients from shops in the morning, preparing and cooking all day for this special Tapas evening. As I don't eat meat, and Kat and her mum do not eat seafood, he had to think of menu that would cater for everyone.

The resulting creation by Pete was an excellent culinary delight for everyone.

Kat's Papa's Tapas!!!

Pete made 4 Tapas dishes - Tapas style fish and chips in tempura batter, summer pea risotto, patatas bravas and Spanish omelette.  Pete's home-made tempura batter perfectly enveloped chunky fish, accompanied with fries. Summer pea risotto was really refreshing in taste, with flavoursome runner beans that were harvested from Pete's & Liz's back garden. My favourite Pete's dish was patatas bravas, which was really savoury and delicious.

Pete also made Spanish omelette with roasted red peppers and potatoes. The omelette was a perfect shape - tasty eggs holding all vegetables together in a harmonious manner. It was a Zen of  Tortilla Espanola!

Pete's signature dish...?

Everything was so delicious.... and what made Pete's tapas so special was that there were a lots of thoughts in making these dishes, resulting in such a special deliciousness that you just can't get anywhere else. My real favourite must be his patatas bravas - so flavoursome with sweet and sour of tomato sauce with lovely potatoes.

Pete's Patatas Bravas, Tapas Bravos!

Cheers to the chef!

We all enjoyed the evening, and we all went home with happy stomach. I would also like to say special thanks to Pete, Liz and Kat for inviting me to such a wonderful evening.

That's all forks!