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Ceviche verde and it’s two cultures

Jul 26, 2011 Posted by ryan in A Taste of Mexico Food Blog | 0 comments

This recipe has a lot of background. Years ago, I trained for 4 months in Italy. 2 months in Calabria at the very bottom of the country and 2 months in Lago di Como at the very top. Two very distinct country sides and cooking styles. Then on a trip to Mexico City with Ernesto(Zocalo owner) and my wife we visited a restaurant owned by Mexican cooking star Monica Patino. Her food had many...

Touring Agave

Jul 21, 2011 Posted by ryan in A Taste of Mexico Food Blog, Bar & Tequila | 2 comments

We ended our 3 week hiatus in Mexico touring mezcal and tequila distilleries(we don’t remember much). It was like a Zocalo tequila tasting on steroids. The smells, the landscape, and the producers themselves created an unforgettable experience. Real quick background. Tequila can only be grown in 5 states(Jalisco, being the biggest, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Michoacan, Nayarit). This...

A day with Susana Trilling

Jul 19, 2011 Posted by ryan in A Taste of Mexico Food Blog | 1 comment

On our third day in Oaxaca we were treated to the best cooking class I have ever attended. For those who are fanatics of Mexican cooking know the time and energy Susana Trilling has put into placing Oaxacan cuisine on the culinary map. Even if you scope the Foodnetwork or Travel Channel every once in a while you may have seen her paired with Andrew Zimmern of “Bizarre Foods” or...

Off to Mexico

Jun 17, 2011 Posted by ryan in A Taste of Mexico Food Blog | 0 comments

For the next three weeks I will be touring Mexico with my wife to be(the wedding is this Saturday!). I don’t know how I got her to agree to this, but for our honeymoon we will visit three distinct areas. It’s a trip of honeymoon, culinary tours, and tequila tasting all wrapped into one crazy adventure. The plans are as follows. First, we will spend a week in Zihuatanejo on the coast...

S.F’s food market does it right

Jun 13, 2011 Posted by ryan in A Taste of Mexico Food Blog | 0 comments

Ever heard of the ferry building on San Francisco’s Embarcadero? They put together a mind blowing food market Saturday mornings. Tourists, runners, city folk, locals, cats, dogs, everyone in the world makes their way down to the market when open it seems like. And I know why. They don’t hold back. Local purveyors selling fresh farm to table products line the front of the building but...