Trying to desperately escape the 102 degree heat outside, I drove up and down Valley Boulevard in Alhambra this afternoon, as I sometimes do, looking inside restaurant windows (and for air conditioning) to find a new place to eat. I say “sometimes” as many restaurants in my neighborhood have either Chinese or Vietnamese characters and since I […]
Continue ReadingOver the Labor Day weekend, many will celebrate the end of summer with friends and family. So as you say goodbye to the heat and hello to football tailgating season, how about trying this great recipe from Anheuser-Busch’s master chef Sam Niemann? Offer your guests the following dish and send them home smiling. Also give […]
Continue ReadingNescafé Clásico invited LatinoFoodie and a handful of other local food bloggers to breakfast on Monday, August 15, to introduce them to Latin dance sensation, Javier “Poty” Castillo, director of choreography for leading reality television dance show, Mira Quien Baila. He is touring the country promoting the instant coffee’s “Celebra Nuestro Ritmo” campaign.
Continue ReadingA perfect pair are infusing ethnic cuisines to create a contemporary American menu and drinks at Setá Dine:Lounge in Uptown Whittier that breathes new life in this neighborhood’s restaurant scene. As we walked into the upscale and hip restaurant at 13033 Philadelphia Avenue, Executive Chef Hugo Molina came out to greet and personally take us to […]
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I can’t even begin to tell you how an ice cold Michelada has rescued me. It’s 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning. My eyes burn, stomach turns and even my teeth hurt. The only audible sound is the leaf blower from my neighbor’s gardener. Anything past 2 a.m. is a blur. Slowly, I crawl out of bed […]
Continue ReadingRoad trip!! A smile washes over my face when I think about weekend road trips to Baja California with friends. Those were some of the best times in my life. Three hours away from Los Angeles, we’d pull off the highway onto a dirt road leading into a small village called Puerto Nuevo, the self-described “Lobster Capital […]
Continue ReadingSaturday was a bright day in Long Beach (a bit too bright if you ask me) for these two LatinoFoodies, who just spent the night before in LA gorging ourselves with gourmet Mexican food and imbibing in way too many wine tastings. Yet we put on big boy shorts, you know, the expandable kind, swallowed anti-acid, […]
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The following article was submitted by contributing writer: Norma Vega. Yet another fruit from the Americas! First the sinful orb-the tomato-then the dirty orb-the potato-now the testicular one: the avocado! Yes, avocado in náhuatl, the language of the Aztecs is , ahuacatl, which means testicle or ball sack, a direct reference to the way avocados […]
Continue ReadingLatinoFoodie can’t wait to have an exclusive sneak peek into AltaMed’s 6th Annual East LA Meets Napa event paying tribute to the “Flavors of Michoacán.” We’ll be enjoying dishes prepared by some of LA’s premiere chefs and fine wine from Napa Valley. The event will include: Chef Hugo Molina of Setá, Armando de la Torre […]
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We had the privilege of meeting Chef Aaron J. Perez recently and immediately understood why he is quickly becoming a top chef in LA and beyond. For Chef Aaron J., who was born and raised in Boyle Heights, Calif., near the famous El Tepeyac Restaurant, a career in culinary arts did not even come into […]
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