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Cafe
De La Paz •
1600 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley • 510-843-0662
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Cuisine Parking
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There's
a "great variety" of "unusual and interesting "Spanish/Latin American
tapas -- ranging from Venezuelan corncakes to "Guatemalan tamales like
mamita's" -- at this "warm, welcoming" cafe that got its startat Le
Pea Cultural Center and moved up the food chain to Berkeley's Gourmet
Ghetto; be sure to order a pitcher of the "excellent sangria" or a bottle
of Chilean wine - Zagat 2001
Tapas Then and Now -- “Tapa” derives from the Spanish verb “tapar” : to cover. One table, of obscure origin, tells us that the first tapas were a slice of ham or bread used to “cover” the wine or ale goblet as a barrier against flying insects. An equally obscure legend relates that small servings of food were mandated by a Spanish King to dilute or “cover” the dangers of intoxication.Today, serve as a great vehicle for sampling bright bursts of flavors as a prelude or alternative to the traditional entree course.
Llapinacho - Ecuadoran Potato Cake
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