Why Tapas

The tapas style of dining is, to me, the best way to eat. I believe it was Thomas Keller who said that anything over three bites is a waste. I totally agree. First bite awakens the senses, excites the tongue, provides hints of flavor and wakes the brain’s “ingredient memory” files. The second, should hopefully, delight, surprise, and serve as a sort of confirmation. “Was that tarragon?” The third is simply for pure enjoyment, maybe leave you a bit wistful, wishing for just a touch more. But there should not be more, there should just be the desire for more. This is one of the main problems that I see with eating out in the United States. Not only is there more, there is SO much more. Portion sizes are huge. So large, in fact, that I rarely order an entrée while dining out. My sense of taste is so bored by the time I soldier even half way through. I become literally exhausted at the thought of having to take another bite of the same thing. I crave variety, multitudinous flavors, textures, and temperatures. A bite of this a bit of that. Sound a bit high maintenance? Perhaps. It is similar, I suppose, to what I call compartmentalized eaters. You know the people who will eat all of one thing on their plate before progressing to the next. My sister always ate the thing she liked the best first, I, always a student of delayed gratification, to this day, will save until the last bite, that which is my favorite. If that is your preferred method of eating, have at it, as with everything else, to each his own in that department.
So often while dining in other cities, and wanting to really experience the chef, the restaurant, the cuisine, wanting to try as many things as possible, without being wasteful, we turned to appetizers. This arrangement truly satisfied my desire for sampling without the ensuing ennui, and we thought, provided a vast sampling to test the range of the kitchen. An off night with an entrée and you give the place a bad review, one bad appetizer out of 6 is indicative of a weak spot. Thus our love affair with many flavors and textures and items was born and when we decided to open our own place it seemed only logical to open it in this style of dining.
If you are a tapas newbie or if this is old hat, we invite you to come and experience many different tastes, flavors, cooking styles and cuisines. Excite your palate and Drink, Dine, Discover.