For this project, I went to an authentic Spanish restaurant called Café Iberico. The restaurant was centered around tapas, or small dishes. The interior was tiled similar to Spain where they used tiles on all the buildings and even the sidewalks. The rest of the restaurant looked very authentic, with Spanish paintings hanging on the wall. The restaurant had a tapas bar which had a large display of tapas in a large window where people could order at the bar. The restaurant even had a small grocery store in the back where people could buy Spanish cheese and many types of Spanish sausages, including chorizo ​​and morcillia (blood sausage). During my visit, my parents and I sat at a table instead of the tapas bar. The restaurant menu was extensive and included a very wide variety of Spanish dishes. The menu consisted mainly of tapas, which is what most people ordered, but it also had other traditional Spanish dishes like paella. The tapa part of the menu was divided into two sections: cold dishes and hot dishes. The cold side consisted of lots of salads, potato dishes and ham. During the meal, we ordered 4 dishes from the tapas menu. Tapas originate from Spain. There are many different theories about the origin of tapas. Some say it was invented by a king who suffered from an illness that allowed him to eat only small portions of food at a time. Tapas are very popular in Spain and there are many tapas bars throughout the country. Most tapas are not eaten as meals and are small dishes usually served with wine. The first dish we ordered was a dish called patatas alioli. The dish was a potato dish with garlic mayonnaise sauce. It was a very rich, garlicky, very flavorful dish, with potatoes that tasted good with the... middle of paper ...... ally, my father commented on the tile work in saying: “It was very similar to tile work in Spain. » Works Cited “A Brief History of Tapas”. Phoenix Vegetarian Restaurants. Np, and Web. May 7, 2014. "The History of Spanish Paella - The Hungry Cuban." The hungry Cuban RSS. Np, and Web. May 7, 2014.Matsumoto, Marc. “Have some bread and devour Gambas Al Ajillo.” PBS. PBS, November 6, 2012. Web. May 7, 2014. Morgan, KD and Bronwyn Harris. WiseGeek. Guess, May 7, 2014. Web. May 07, 2014. "Spanish Seafood Salad Recipe Jose's Version - Salpicon De Marisco De Jose." About.com Spanish Cuisine. Np, and Web. May 7, 2014. "Spanish tapas recipes and recipes from Spain." Orce Serrano Ceramic Hams RSS2. Np, and Web. May 7, 2014. "SpanishGood." Pan Tumaca (bread and tomatoes) - Spanish Recipes How to make Pan Tumaca. Recipe from Spain. Np, and Web. May 7 2014.