Note: The recipe below is a tad bit different from my usual ones. I will not only focus on the traditional “food” aspects (in black text) but also the non-cooking parts that make a big difference (in red). There will be many steps. And like… Read More
All posts by “Paolo Española”
“The Manny” (Pork Belly Adobo Slider)
I’ll admit it. I’m one of those guys who loves office potlucks. In the age of Seamless deliveries, it’s very rare to taste home-cooked food at the office (or at least for those who take the effort of bringing something home-cooked). It used to be… Read More
6 Lies Cooking Show Celebrities Tell You (and why you’ll never pull off a 30-min. meal)
Rachel Ray lied to us. Matter of fact, so did Martha Stewart, Giada (as much as I love the woman), and every other TV cooking show host. 30 min. meals? Psh…maybe if you’re heating leftovers on the stove! Making an entire meal that’s not a… Read More
Kountry Kitchen: Just Hold On We’re Going Home
“You ain’t from these parts are ya?”. My admittedly stereotype-prone mind imagines this is what most folks would be thinking when a car full of my brown brethren roll into a Midwestern town. I imagined old farmers in denim suspenders and a Southern drawl (see?… Read More
On Spider Steaks
Today I present an alternate future in the white linen banquet rooms of the mega steakhouses. A different path for the smoke and mirrors of molecular gastronomy. The flip to a different page in the choose-your-own-adventure book of haute cuisine. The next best sellers in… Read More