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Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
World Paella Day
September 20, 2022
#WorldPaellaDay
#WorldPaellaDayCup
#NationalPaellaDay
Paella is meal of humble Valencian origin that transcends Spain's borders.
"In its purest form, paella is a chicken- and rabbit-based dish with just a handful of ingredients," says Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares. "But it is truly an ever-evolving dish — to
World Paella Day
September 20, 2022
#WorldPaellaDay
#WorldPaellaDayCup
#NationalPaellaDay
Paella is meal of humble Valencian origin that transcends Spain's borders.
"In its purest form, paella is a chicken- and rabbit-based dish with just a handful of ingredients," says Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares. "But it is truly an ever-evolving dish — today there are more than 3,000 different recipes."
"This past summer, I perfected a mushroom paella that has become a customer favorite!" With eight million yearly searches on the internet, paella is the fourth most important dish on the planet.
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares Invites you to Celebrate Arroz con Leche Day
August 9, 2022
#ArrozConLeche
Arroz con Leche Day is August 9th. To celebrate, Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares is sharing his unique Arroz con Leche recipe, inspired by those he tasted and loved growing up. He says, "There's a little Indian, Persian, Nicaraguan, and S
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares Invites you to Celebrate Arroz con Leche Day
August 9, 2022
#ArrozConLeche
Arroz con Leche Day is August 9th. To celebrate, Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares is sharing his unique Arroz con Leche recipe, inspired by those he tasted and loved growing up. He says, "There's a little Indian, Persian, Nicaraguan, and Spanish in this recipe."
Chef Roger X. Answers 10 Arroz con Leche Questions >
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares Cooks up Paella for 300 Real Madrid fans
July 30, 2022
#RealMadrid
#RoseBowl
For today's Real Madrid vs. Juventus at the Rose Bowl: Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares cooked up delicious paella for 300 hungry members of Peña Madridista L.A. (the official Real Madrid fan club). The event was a huge success with Chef
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares Cooks up Paella for 300 Real Madrid fans
July 30, 2022
#RealMadrid
#RoseBowl
For today's Real Madrid vs. Juventus at the Rose Bowl: Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares cooked up delicious paella for 300 hungry members of Peña Madridista L.A. (the official Real Madrid fan club). The event was a huge success with Chef Roger X. cooking up three massive paellas for the crowd.
The event was a pregame tailgate sponsored by TurEspaña. L.A.
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Paella for 300 'Real Madrid' Fans
July 28, 2022
#RealMadrid
#RoseBowl
Paella will be cooked live for 300 Real Madrid fans at the Rose Bowl, this Saturday, July 30th, starting 4:00 pm.
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares — a celebrated L.A. paella and tapas chef — will cook three amazing paellas in huge paella pans simultaneously.
The event is a pr
Paella for 300 'Real Madrid' Fans
July 28, 2022
#RealMadrid
#RoseBowl
Paella will be cooked live for 300 Real Madrid fans at the Rose Bowl, this Saturday, July 30th, starting 4:00 pm.
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares — a celebrated L.A. paella and tapas chef — will cook three amazing paellas in huge paella pans simultaneously.
The event is a pregame tailgate sponsored by TurEspaña. L.A.
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Hablando de Paella, By Chef Roger X.
July 18, 2022
#WorldPaellaDay
#WorldPaellaDayCup
#NationalPaellaDay
Chef Roger X. was recently invited by Dayna Devon of KTLA LA Unscripted to cook a paella.
Inspired by Dayna, Roger, in his guest blog post, "Hablando de Paella," shares the history of paella and offers answers to the 10 most commonly-asked questions.
Read his post here:
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Wows VIP Guests with Tapas and Paellas at 'Cumbre Flamenca' 2022
View Interview with Vida Flamenca Director Beth Nesbitt >
Vida Flamenca's powerful production, Cumbre Flamenca 2022, held this past June 26, was exquisite. Flamenco artists Antonio Molina 'El Choro' and Sonia Olla performed alongside singers Jesú
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Wows VIP Guests with Tapas and Paellas at 'Cumbre Flamenca' 2022
View Interview with Vida Flamenca Director Beth Nesbitt >
Vida Flamenca's powerful production, Cumbre Flamenca 2022, held this past June 26, was exquisite. Flamenco artists Antonio Molina 'El Choro' and Sonia Olla performed alongside singers Jesús Corbacho, Miguel Rosendo, and Ismaél Fernandez accompanied by guitarist Juani de la Isla. The Zeremeño Dance Academy of Santa Barbara mesmerized the audience with their artful performances.
The event's preshow VIP experience was spectacular — abundant tapas and sumptuous paellas by Chef Roger. X. Balladares of Savory Roads Catering.
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
XI FESTIVAL: Cumbre Flamenca 2022
June 26, 2022
Santa Monica: The Broad Stage
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares to host pre-show VIP reception
Coverage:
Post-event interview:
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Una historia de dos chefs de Jaén y Los Ángeles
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen
Fundraiser - #ChefsForUkraine
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares raises 4K+ for Chef Jose Andres' WCK effort to feed Ukrainian refugees.
Link to Fundraiser
https://donate.wck.org/team/414014
Una historia de dos chefs de Jaén y Los Ángeles
Una historia de dos chefs de Jaén y Los Ángeles
Una historia de dos chefs de Jaén y Los Ángeles
Would you like to reunite these celebrated chefs for an interview?
Seven years ago, Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares of Van Nuys, Calif. and Chef Manuela Monsalve of Sabiote, Spain, met during the inaugural season of Spain's Los Descendientes (Canal Sur), bonded over tapas, and have remained friends since.
If you'd like to reunite them for
Would you like to reunite these celebrated chefs for an interview?
Seven years ago, Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares of Van Nuys, Calif. and Chef Manuela Monsalve of Sabiote, Spain, met during the inaugural season of Spain's Los Descendientes (Canal Sur), bonded over tapas, and have remained friends since.
If you'd like to reunite them for a fun discussion, they would be happy to talk with you about tapas, olive oil, cooking, and friendship.
Chef Manuela Monsalve is renowned throughout Jaén for her tapas and is a sought-after speaker and educator on the attributes and use of Jaén's organic olive oils.
about Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares
Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares, owner of Savory Roads Catering, is an L.A.-based chef who turns the simplest gardens and most spectacular venues into festive outdoor kitchens where he prepares Andalusian (southern Spanish) and Latin American specialties, including his celebrated paellas. He is frequently found cooking (and sometimes dancing) alongside Spain and California’s finest flamenco musicians and dancers. His mission is to create a sense of community, one paella at a time.
He is a regular guest of L.A.’s food hosts — most recently featured on KTLA, Univision, Canal Cocina, and Canal Sur — and was a guest on Spain’s inaugural series of Los Descendientes.
He has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Gourmet Magazine, The Washington Post L.A. Times, The Oregonian, Miami Herald, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, L.A. Magazine, La Nueva España (Spain), El Comercio (Spain), and more.
Appearances and Links
KTLA - L.A. Unscripted
KTLA - L.A. Unscripted
KTLA - L.A. Unscripted
Dayna Devon of KTLA's L.A. Unscripted hosts Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares for a paella tutorial.
Canal Sur
KTLA - L.A. Unscripted
KTLA - L.A. Unscripted
Beloved TV host Toni Moreno of Canal Sur and Los Descendientes greets Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares of Savory Roads Catering as he arrives in Andalusia for the inaugural series of Los Descendientes.
Univision
Univision
Univision
Ingredientes e instrucciones para preparar una deliciosa paella
El Chef Roger X. Navas-Balladares presenta su receta para preparar la paella, haciendo énfasis en el tipo de arroz que se debe utilizar.
Univision
Univision
Univision
Deliciosos platillos españoles para compartir con amigos y familia durante el Mundial
El Chef Roger X. Navas Balladares presenta los platos típicos más representativos de la gastronomía ibérica: la paella, el jamón serrano, las banderillas y la tortilla española.