Once in a while, I attend an event or meet a Chef that inspires me to learn something new — and that once in a while happened last Sunday. The event was a cooking demonstration on sustainable seafood at 18 Reasons, and the Chef was Becky Selengut. In just a couple of hours, she showed us how to prepare 3… Read more →
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Suspiro Limeño
The Suspiro Limeño is a creamy dulce de leche custard topped with a meringue cloud, that according to a Peruvian poet is as sweet and light as a woman’s sigh. It originated in Lima, the City of Kings, and was first known as the “Royal Delight of Peru” — here is how you can make this 200 year old dessert… Read more →
Semana Numero 23
At long last, the wait for San Francisco’s first Peruvian food truck is over: Sanguchon, spotted on 17th St. in Potrero Hill. Read more →
My Zen Kitchen Project
What makes a kitchen Zen-like? There is of course, the Buddha on the window, watching over the coffee bar. But for me, the true Zen of the kitchen has two parts: space and time. That is, how the space is physically set up or organized, and the timing or flow of the events when I cook. This is the story… Read more →
Cuatro Barriles: Four Barrel Coffee en Español
After last month’s cupping and talk on Kenyan coffee by Four Barrel, I wanted to know more about their coffee from Latin America, and last night at 18 Reasons, it was a pleasure to taste and learn about some of the flavors Four Barrel has discovered in Guatemala, Colombia, and Costa Rica. Read more →