Chef Rose has entered the Next Food Network Star Youtube challenge and has been chosen as one of the top 15 finalists. The winner will be given the opportunity to go to New York for a one on one audition with executives from the Foodnetwork channel. It is now up to YOU to help Ryan! Go to the link below and find Ryan’s Paella and give it a thumbs up. You can vote once a day per computer....
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Many have heard the news about Haiti and the devastating earthquake they recently encountered. More than a million Haitians have become homeless, and hundreds of thousands were left injured. With time passing by and nearly a month later there’s still a large need for resources. Although the media has moved on to other topical issues our society hinges on, rebuilding a city doesn’t...
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This past Saturday I found myself in Oakland at 7:30am. The streets were dead. No cars, no people, no nothing. All that was missing was a tumbleweed rolling through the streets like the old western movies. Since I had time to kill I crossed the bay in hopes of life. And boy did I find it. First stop was North Beach. I parked in front of the big white cathedral off Columbus. I sipped on a...
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As the lunch rush was at its peak today, three black suburbans followed by numerous C.H.P. motorcycles parked in front of the restaurant. The patios were filled with guests enjoying the newly found sun so early in the year. In the kitchen, tickets were already flying out of the printer, “Enchiladas verdes dos veces, una chuleta y un taco especial llegando,” Pablo announced to us. Then...
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Where’s my Valentine’s couples at?? The Zoca kitchen is already prepping hard for Sunday. Like this for example: a shrimp and spinach tamal, wrapped and steamed in banana leaves served with green mole. The dish is inspired by Chiapas, Mexico where Ernesto and myself will be visiting in April, part of a gastronomy week put on by IME- El Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior. Call...
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