Tortilla de Ortigas y Gambas

THE CHEF AT THE CÓRDOBA PARADOR, TIMOTEO GUTIÉRREZ RODRIGUEZ, IS A BREED OF SPANISH CHEF WHOSE CALLING IN LIFE IS TO SOURCE AND PRESERVE TRADITIONAL REGIONAL RECIPES. HE, LIKE MANY OF HIS LIKE-MINDED COLLEAGUES, WORKS AT A PARADOR, AN UPMARKET STATE-OWNED HOTEL CHAIN SET UP IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY TO PRESERVE OLD BUILDINGS AND REGIONAL CUISINE. AT ANY PARADOR YOU WILL BE GUARANTEED GOOD TRADITIONAL REGIONAL FOOD. IT MAY NOT BE CUTTING-EDGE AND YOUR DINING PARTNERS MAY ALL BE AGEING AMERICAN