Latinfoodie

What better way to welcome a hot summer Sunday than with a Latin-style brunch? With the Gourmet Latino Festival kicking off June 4th at the Astor Center in Manhattan, I was able to savor some of the flavorful innovations that are happening in Latin American cuisine right now throughout the city. Led by chef Aaron
Sanchez [...]

June 7th, 2010 | Tags: Aaron Sanchez, brunch, chile, Danny Valdez, Delicious, Gourmet Latino Festival, habanero, huitlacoche, Karina Taveras, latin cuisine, latin drinks, latin food, Levanta Muertos, Marajoara Magic, Maria Sangriente, Mayahuel, Mixology, Phil Ward, Steve Olson | Category: Brazil, Celebrity Chefs, Event, Food Pairings, Mexico, Mixology, New York City | Leave a comment

This is the moment you’ve been waiting for.
Throughout the past 5 days, I’ve gotten many requests for this recipe. Although we are now in the December holiday territory, I urge you to make this sweet potato casserole, or pastelón in Dominican. I got the recipe from my cousin Alexia whom I love with all my [...]

November 29th, 2009 | Tags: alexia, alexias pastelon, casserole, crunchy topping, Delicious, Dominican Republic, family, foodie, holiday casserole, holiday recipe, holiday table, holidays, homecooking, latin, latin american food, latin food, latin kitchen, latin recipes, latin traditions, latino, latino recipes, recipes, sweet potato, thanksgiving casserole, thanksgiving pastelon | Category: Dominican Republic, Holiday | Comments (2)

When you think of Thanksgiving, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s a can of jellied cranberry, which I thought was the best cranberry sauce in the world. It is when I moved to the northeastern U.S. that I suddenly started thinking twice about it, and eventually got more snobby [...]

November 29th, 2009 | Tags: cranberry sauce, Delicious, Dominican Republic, Dominican Thanksgiving, family, foodie, holidays, homecooking, jellied cranberry, latin, latin american food, latin food, latin kitchen, latin recipes, latin traditions, latino, latino recipes, moro, pasteles, recipes, sweet potato, Tiita | Category: Dominican Republic, Holiday, Memory | Leave a comment