La cocina criolla
[updated:LAST EDITED ON Aug-11-02 AT 05:58 PM (EDT)](FADEIN: "El Diablo"n Angel Castillo seated in his apartment in Humboldt Park, a suburb of Chicago Il. He is seated on the couch near his kitchenette. We can see steam coming from the area of the kitchenette, so we infer something is cooking.)
Castillo: Well, Jobber, all I really can say is...well...I guess it wouldn't be saying anything but rather letting out a groan of disgust. To really think that I, Angel Castillo, love clam chowder? That, sir, is an insult not only to me, but to my taste in cuisine. I said that maybe it can serve as a snack, but perhaps just to poor college boys and potheads, but that's only because they'll eat anything. I, myself, have a more sophisticated palate than clam chowder. In fact...I have something cooking right now that could please just about anybody...
(the sound of a kitchen timer going off is heard, El Diablo arises and goes to the kitchenette, grabs an oven mitt, and lifts the lid on a pan and a pot, the pot containing rice, and the pan containing a simmering mixture of bell peppers, onions, garlic, and chicken breasts. He pours the latter into the pot with the rice, and puts the lid back on, and looks at his over mitt, then the camera.)
Castillo: What? You never saw a man who likes to cook before? Anyway, that, Arroz con pollo it is called, was something my taste buds are a little more accustomed to. That is something with flavor, something with spice, something that stands out, something with esfuerza. (takes a few sniffs) Ahhh, yes....back home we use to call this smell "Cuban perfume". Simmering olive oil with peppers and garlic never cease to attract the nose of a latin man. Now, Jobber, as Steven James failed to see and was thus trounced for, like that enjoyable rice dish I am something that has variety and some hidden subtleties, a surprise to those who have never experienced it before. You say you want a challenge? Well, I believe you slurped up more of the proverbial clam chowder than you can swallow. Jobber, with your bland Whitelandia upbringing, prepare for something a little...¡¡¡PICANTE!!!
(FTB)
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