Dining In: Spanish Tapas

I will never forget the Spanish tapas restaurant that B took me to when we were first dating. It was called Mirror located close to downtown Nashville. It was my first experience eating tapas cuisine and boy, did I enjoy it!! Who wouldn't?! I mean you get to taste a little and order a lot!! Of course, our order was limited as there were not many vegetarian options on the menu. There were just enough, though. Since then, we have visited several other tapas restaurants and it's always the same drill. We order about 5 classics and enjoy family style! Our all time favorite is the Patatas Bravas (crispy spices potatoes), of which I will attempt to imitate at home. A few other items we order are the hummus, pa amb oli (or Spanish bruschetta), queso de cabra (goat cheese baked in tomato sauce) and of course the cheese plate. The menu varies place to place but these are pretty much staples at any tapas joint.