{"id":10941,"date":"2019-11-01T18:40:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T18:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=10941"},"modified":"2019-11-01T18:40:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T18:40:44","slug":"best-paella-chefs-face-off-at-brownsville-market-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=10941","title":{"rendered":"Best Paella Chefs Face Off at Brownsville Market Square"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some of ther paiella dishes waiting to be judged. Photo: Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/p><\/div>\n

by Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first annual Paella for Prosperity was held at Brownsville\u2019s Historical Market Square in the downtown business district.<\/p>\n

A total of 19 cooking teams competed for the best Spanish-styled dish made with rice and safron as one of its main ingredients.<\/p>\n

Some chefs were familiar with the meal cooked on a large paella dish, while others tried it for the first time.<\/p>\n

Among the latter one was a team from Los Fresnos Rotary Club and – believe it or not – they took third place in the event held in which its proceeds went to the Moody Clinic, an organization that provides health care service for children with special needs.<\/p>\n

Gonzalo Salazar, a Rotarian and superintendent of Los Fresnos school district, was member a of the cooking team along with Jaime Barbosa, Adan Garcia and David Armendariz local State Farm agent.<\/p>\n

He said this was their first time cooking paella although they practiced beforehand by making such dish about a month ago.<\/p>\n

His fellow Rotarians said it was an honor for them to represent their city even though they realized it was going to be a tough contest.<\/p>\n

The four Rotarians took to the stage after their team was announced as the third place winners.<\/p>\n

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Third place paella winners with Los Fresnos Rotary Club. From left to right are Jaime Barbosa, Adan Garcia, David Armendariz and Gonzalo Salazar. Photo: Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/p><\/div>\n

The first place went to a team with The Fish King, a seafood restaurant and market owned by Josue Fernandez and the second spot went to Rotary Brownsville.<\/p>\n

Early in the day the teams got ready for the event and cooked paellas for several hours.<\/p>\n

At 6 p.m., two team members carried their respective paella dishes and paraded the final product toward the table where a team of judges sampled the dishes one by one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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