Published On: July 10, 2012 - By The Latin Kitchen Staff - 0 Comments on At The Table With… Mario Pagan -
Latin dish you crave:
Mofongo
Favorite family recipe:
My mom's cabbage and bacon rice.
Secret ingredient to make a Latin dish pop:
Sofrito!
Favorite Latin/Spanish restaurant in U.S.:
OLA Restaurant from Chef Douglas Rodríguez.
Secret to a perfect dinner party:
Good Puerto Rican rum and good friends.
Biggest food indulgence:
Plantains!
Best Latin food memory:
It's all the childhood memories in the kitchen of all the women that cooked for me.
Ideal Latin breakfast, lunch, and dinner:
Breakfast: white rice with a fried egg on top and fried baby bananas.
Lunch: Bistec encebollado and mamposteao rice
Dinner: Lobster asopao
Favorite Latin cocktail:
- 1.5oz Don Q Coco
- 1/2oz Don Q Cristal
- 2 1/2oz Cranberry
- Splash of Soda Water
Favorite kitchen gadget:
Pilón