Dish you crave from mom or abuela:
My Mom's Chicken and Mushroom Enchiladas and her rice! Her rice is the best!
Secret ingredient to make a Latin dish pop:
Citrus and cilantro
Favorite Latin restaurant in U.S.:
Seviche A Latin Restaurant (mine) and Picca (Los Angeles)
Secret to a perfect dinner party:
Prep ahead of time and start with little bites (bocaditos) like charcuterie, ceviches, salsa or cheese that can be put out on platters.
Your biggest food indulgence:
Dining at churrascaria style restaurants. I love grilled meats, chorizos (sausages) and mollejas (sweetbreads)
Favorite Latin vegetable:
Jicama, yucca or avocados (even though it's a fruit)
Best food memory:
Roasting meats over a open wood fire with my family
Ideal breakfast, lunch and dinner:
Breakfast: Chorizo and egg burritos with fried potatoes.
Lunch: Fish tacos or pozole.
Dinner: Prime ribeye steak with roasted beets, turnips, fingerling potatoes and a chipotle demi-glacé.
Favorite Latin cocktail:
Pisco sour
Perfect song to cook to:
En el Muelle de San Blas (by Mana)
Most adventurous ingredient/food you eat:
Tongue, liver, sweetbreads