Here are some of the photos from the events to which I have participated. Dinner Gran Tasting and Street Food Fair. The photos of bamboo leaf cone is my dish at the Gran Tasting. I named it Festival Pork. It is layers of shiso & yukari tossed sweet rice ball topped with tender braised pork belly (herb and spice infused kelp stock flavored with wheat soy sauce), miso-spiced nut, gingered passion fruit kuzu jelly, fava bean and crisp ginger slice. For the Street Fair...
Read MoreVisit to Escuela Taller
The cause of the Bogota Wine and Food Festival, 2012, was to raise money for the Escuela Taller (cooking and craft school). The raised money will be used to educate dozens of underprivileged young people to train as internationally competitive cooks and chefs. Escuela Taller is situated in the old city of La Candelaria. It was founded as Columbian arts and crafts training workshop in 2005 by the Ministry of Culture and Mayor of Bogota. It is a non-profit organization and...
Read MoreBogota Wine and Food Festival, 2012
I had a great fun cooking and serving at Bogota Wine and Food Festival on August 22nd and 25th. It was a great pleasure to meet with talented chefs all over the world. John Stage, Ricardo Sanz, Hooni Kim, Ligia Karazawa, Ana Luiza Trajano, Thomas Troisgros, Michael Ferraro, David Arnold, David Myers, Hooni Kim…few to name. Here are some of the photos from the food market tour with Brazilian chef, including Ana Luiza Trajano of Brazil de Gosto and Thomas Troisgros of...
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