Sure the heat index is 116 degrees. But Jaleo does have air-conditioning, and with several locations in the D.C. area, those of you who can make it to the 9th annual Paella Festival ought to do so this week—the festival (really, a special menu of limited-time varieties of exotic paella) is going on now at Jaleo restaurants until the end of the month.

Last week a colleague and I were honored guests at Jose Andres’s flagship Spanish tapas restaurant in downtown D.C. and were treated to an array of sumptuous paellas, ranging from Paella de verduras y setas (seasonal mushrooms and vegetables) to the traditional Paella Valenciana (with chicken, rabbit, and lima beans) to the Paella de pescados y mariscos (seafood paella) to the stunning (and table favorite) Paella de Fideo negro con pulpo y ajetes (Spanish vermicilli with octopus, ink, and garlic). Hungry yet?