The Pisco Greyhound
Presenting, the Pisco Greyhound, inspired by the drink loved by both gin and vodka drinkers, this Pisco version is made using three different cooking techniques — sous vide maceration, simple syrup infusion, and broiling. Get in the kitchen, break out your cocktail shaker, and get prepared to be rewarded by some Pisco and chill.
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The Last Days of Pisco
Inspired by the Prohibition era Gin cocktail The Last Word, I imagined what life was like in California right before Prohibition began. Right when the Pisco Punch was the most popular cocktail of San Francisco. Right before it all went underground. What was life like during the last days of Pisco? There must have been a river of Pisco flowing in the streets of The City.
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Sumac Sour
Presenting, the Sumac Sour — an exotic and floral Pisco Sour variation with Japanese sake and a French aperitif wine made to honor the Peruvian opera singer and Inca Princess, Yma Sumac.
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Empanadas Class at 18 Reasons
Popular in Spain since Medieval times, the empanada originated from baked and fried pastries in the Middle East, and it arrived in Latin America over 500 years ago. Today, bakers from Peru, Chile, and Argentina pride themselves on making the perfect match — a sweet or savory filling and the warm pastry that holds it all together. In this hands-on cooking class you will learn to make empanada dough from scratch, and you will cook three fillings: savory beef and onion, savory spinach, and sweet apples for dessert. After baking the empanadas, you will enjoy them in a sit-down meal with salad, wine, and beer. And you will also take some dough to-go so you can bake your own empanadas at home.
Recipes for Empanadas Class on November 10, 2015
Empanadas de Carne — savory beef empanadas
Empanadas de Espinaca — savory spinach empanadas
Empanadas de Manzana — sweet apple empanadas
This class is taught by Nico, Peruvian chef, Pisco mixologist, and founder of Pisco Trail. Born in Peru and based in San Francisco, CA, Nico has enjoyed empanadas all his life and is thrilled to share some of his favorite recipes with you in this class. Visit piscotrail.com for recipes, cocktails, and a calendar of upcoming pop-up dinners and classes.
Baked Empanadas
You’ve heard all your friends talk about how much they love empanadas, specially beef empanadas, but you are missing out because you are vegetarian. Well, these here empanadas use a savory spinach filling that is a very close second to the savory beef filling. Unless you want dessert, then you can skip both the beef and spinach and just make an apple empanada. Either way, you win.
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