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The best place to take your first bite of a potato-filled frittata-like Spanish tortilla (not to be confused with a Mexican tortilla) is in a madrileño-packed tapas bar, with a good bottle of Albariño (not to be drunk, unless you're incredibly graceful, from the spouted glass porrón; I warned you). Then come home from Madrid and make the tortilla yourself. Blogger formalfallacy gives his tortilla just the right degree of doneness on the outside, with a solid interior (the potatoes and onions are poached in olive oil before the eggs are prepared).

Variations can include adding pimiento (as above), spinach and Manchego cheese (as in this Kitchen Daily recipe), or kale. And for the tapas-bar-at-home experience, whip up this recipe for mussels with chickpeas, pimiento, and saffron.

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Brian Boitano, living to entertain. Photo: Food Network

Is it just us, or is Brian Boitano already running out of ideas? After just four brief episodes, the figure-skater-turned-foodie is so strapped for a reason to entertain, he throws a finger-food party for a Spanish-American friend with a 6-month-old baby. Why? Because she "made it."

We'll ignore for a moment what the alternatives might be for mothers of newborns. Maybe that's the beauty of "What Would Brian Boitano Make?": The man needs no excuse -- or even a reason -- to whip up a few frilly themed appetizers. Or rather, his show is the excuse.

This week's installment was pure stream-of-consciousness Brian -- a day in the life, if you will: Wake up, fire up your vintage Wedgewood oven and make a Spanish tortilla, which reminds you of your Spanish-American pal Yvonne, which in turn prompts you to learn about making paella from her mother.