re: Cooked octopus the other night (pics)

Here's my latest version

I ended up grilling them and serving with chimichurri sauce and the people I prepared it for loved it.

I've never cooked it stove top like yours, but I do hear that tradition calls for a wine cork to be placed in the liquid while the octopus cooks. I've also heard that tenderizing helps, with stories of them being beaten against the rocks after they were caught. Can't vouch for either tip though.