Empanadas, my go-to take out in Buenos Aires. With so many delicious CHEAP options that deliver right to my doorstep, I sometimes ask myself, why am I making these by hand, they are so time-consuming?!! But, when done right you can taste every minute of hard work and patience. If...

My dad does this thing where he takes a traditional Cajun dish, adds his Italian touch and discovers a new alternative. His tastiest invention is BBQ shrimp pasta, an old New Orleans recipe of shrimp swimming in a butter/herb/lemon sauce served with warm French bread. In my father’s eyes bread...

Thick pizza is usually not my thing.  Well, to be honest pizza doesn’t really do it for me.  On the few occasions I eat the stuff (mostly when in New York) I prefer a thin slice, good sauce and light on the cheese, ya know like from Joe’s. However every...

Picking a favorite Mexican food is impossible. A top five is more probable. At this moment in my life I can guarantee that pozole, esquites, and chilaquiles would be on the list, along with sopes. I first fell in love with sopes while working at Hecho en Dumbo in New...

Merluza, the go-to fish in Buenos Aires. I’ve cooked them in the oven and broiler but wasn’t happy with the flavor. They’re very delicate which makes me think they’ll fall apart on the grill, so I like to fry them up and serve it smothered in rich tangy sauce with...

The burst of ecstatic energy I got while roaming the veggie isles of chinatown and spotting OKRA for the first time in a year, I had no control. I bought every single one of them and have been hoarding them ever since. Okra freezes GREAT. When I’m feeling frisky and...