Afro-Peruvian Creole Feast
For the past two years, I’ve celebrated February 14 at 18 Reasons with a Peruvian pop-up dinner to cure a broken heart — a theme and healing menu inspired by a story from Peru’s Nobel Laureate author, Mario Vargas Llosa. This year, however, in honor of Black History Month, I wanted to create a menu that celebrated the culture of Black Peru — I wanted to bring people together for a feast.
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Flavors of Peru Class at 18 Reasons
Join me for Flavors of Peru at 18 Reasons, a hands-on class and intimate seated dinner for 12 people on Wednesday April 2 at 6 PM. Learn about the unique culinary history of Peruvian cuisine and how to prepare three traditional Peruvian criollo dishes:
Choros a la Chalaca
Peruvian Steamed MusselsEscabeche de Pescado
Peruvian Pan-fried Pickled Fish, Sweet Potatoes, Hard-Boiled Eggs, Salad, BreadMazamora Morada
Peruvian Purple Corn Pudding
At the end of the class, we’ll enjoy the dishes we prepared with wine and an informal Q&A about Peruvian food.
A Night in Lima at 18 Reasons
It’s been an eventful summer for Pisco Trail — from road trips and Wild West Whisky adventures in Leadville, to a Peruvian Independence Day dinner in New Orleans, and my first live TV cooking demo, I am finally back in San Francisco after spending two weeks rediscovering my Love for Lima, Peru. Which means it’s time for another Peruvian Pop-up Dinner at 18 Reasons!
Join me for A Night in Lima at 18 Reasons, an intimate seated dinner for 20 people on October 30 at 7 PM, where I will be serving two courses: Carapulcra, a very traditional papa seca stew with heritage pork and Mazamorra Morada, a sweet purple corn pudding.
Throughout the evening I will be talking about the history of these dishes, while a background slide-show presents photographs from my recent trip to Peru. And of course a criollo dinner would not be complete without some Afro-Peruvian tunes playing on the radio.
It’s great to be back in SF, and I am really looking forward to cooking for you again 18 Reasons!
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 →