Stoking the Coals with Olga Bravo and Becky Wagner to Make Authentic Paella

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Becky Wagner (left) and Olga Bravo are, perhaps, best known for the iconic and beloved bakery/café Olga’s Cup and Saucer.
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The paella is served with the long-handled metal spoons Becky made to fit proportionally to the oversized pan.
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Prepping the ingredients takes longer than the cooking but overall, paella is not that difficult to make.
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Becky Wagner (left) and Olga Bravo in step two: Olga adds rice which Becky then stirs to coat with the oil and sofrito before water is added.
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Seafood, mostly from local waters, is layered in before the paella gets covered with foil to cook.
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It takes 18 minutes for the paella to cook once all the ingredients are added to the pan.