When the 18 Reasons event organizer told me that over 50 people had RSVP’d for the Aji de Gallina Peruvian Pop-up dinner, I knew that cooking this dinner would take a lot of extra planning and patience. Fortunately, those are two things I enjoy about cooking. But to make sure the dish tasted just right and was ready on time,… Read more →
Last Tuesday, 18 Reasons hosted Pisco Trail’s first Pop-up Dinner of 2012 and to celebrate Spring I prepared a traditional Peruvian Lamb Stew — Seco de Cordero. Slow cooked with a lot of love in a cilantro sauce and sofrito with aji amarillo, it was savory, warm, hearty, and a little spicy — the perfect meal for a rainy night… Read more →
If you’ve been following Pisco Trail for some time, it should be clear by now that two of my favorites things are drinks and dessert, in that order, and often with a dinner in between. So when Cocktail Lab announced their Elements of Cocktail Class, I jumped at the chance to learn about the art of crafting the perfect cocktail.… Read more →
Last Wednesday night, I was delighted to teach a sold-out Pisco Cocktails Class at The Red Poppy Art House in The Mission, where 16 Pisco fans spent a couple of hours learning about the history of Pisco and making 5 different cocktails. But what made the evening really special, was the venue, which was one of the first places I… Read more →
The first Pisco Trail Pop-up took place at The Hub in SF, where I took over the kitchen for a couple of hours to slow cook a traditional Afro-Peruvian black bean pudding with anise, cloves, and sesame seeds. It was a real pleasure to share one of my favorite desserts with everyone there, and I look forward to coming back… Read more →