Pan con Chicharron (Braised Pork Sandwich)

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Pan con Chicharron, Braised Pork and Sweet Potato Sandwich

Pan con Chicharron, Braised Pork and Sweet Potato Sandwich

During a recent interview for KQED Bay Area Bites, I was asked about my favorite Peruvian breakfast and without any hesitation my reply was Pan con Chicharron, a braised pork and sweet potato sandwich that is savory, spicy, and goes perfectly with my morning cafe con leche. This is what you need to do to add the Peruvian touch to your next Sunday Brunch.
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Zesty Lemonade Pisco at Omnivore Books

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Zesty Lemonade Pisco

Zesty Lemonade Pisco

One of my favorite pop-up venues in San Francisco is hands-down Omnivore Books. Why? Not only do I get the pleasure of supporting the authors that stop by to talk about their new books, but I get to surprise the audience with Pisco cocktails and Peruvian desserts. And who doesn’t like surprises? Would you like a Pisco cocktail? Yes please! The cocktails and desserts that I make for an event at Omnivore Books are often inspired by the author’s book, and for Toby Sonneman’s Lemon: A Global History event I enjoyed making a Zesty Lemonade Pisco cocktail and a dessert with Pisco and lemon zest.
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Pisco Bijou

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Pisco Bijou

Pisco Bijou

If you speak French, you know that Bijou means jewel, and if you drink cocktails, you know that the classic Bijou is made by mixing three spirits whose colors represent three different jewels: diamond, emerald, and ruby. In the classic Bijou cocktail, gin is used for the diamond, but here, the diamond is Pisco, which plays very nicely with the aromatics from the chartreuse and the sweetness of the vermouth. If you don’t speak French, don’t worry, one sip of the Pisco Bijou will make you fluent and one drink might get you into a little bit of trouble: Voulez-vous un Pisco Bijou mon cheri?
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