: a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables
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But the team whips together three courses for lunch and dinner each day filled to brim with veggies, including dishes such as soy spaghetti with coconut sauce and red curry; vegetarian paella with quinoa, and a pumpkin, sweet potato, and leek soup.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
Spanish paella isn’t usually a weeknight meal.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Enjoy food like paella, three flavors of chicken wings at Grails and an open bar at both restaurants.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Bahama Breeze, according to its online menu, features many seafood dishes, with items like coconut shrimp, mahi mahi and seafood paella alongside beef empanadas and whole Jamaican jerk wings.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
Spanish paella isn’t usually a weeknight meal.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Enjoy food like paella, three flavors of chicken wings at Grails and an open bar at both restaurants.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Bahama Breeze, according to its online menu, features many seafood dishes, with items like coconut shrimp, mahi mahi and seafood paella alongside beef empanadas and whole Jamaican jerk wings.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Paella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paella. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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