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Here’s the recording of my lecture on Spanish cuisines at the Chicago Culinary Historians: It was a lot fun, thanks to my good friends from the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Chicago, Joanne Relf, Alice Whitaar, Janet Cummings and Merrily Smith for preparing an amazing feast feast of coca (Spanish pizza), stuffed piquillo peppers, […]
I taught several classes in Cayena in Madrid from Mexican to Dim Sum. I also collaborated in their corporate team building cooking events and taught Spanish food to foreigners. At Cayena I also ran the Christmas cookie children’s workshops for the City of Madrid, where we taught thousands of children to make cookies using mobile […]
My lecture at the Chicago Culinary Historians Society was referenced in an article by Foods and Wines from Spain.
Retail sales manager at JDY Gourmet, with specialization in Spanish products. In my role at JDY, I worked with specialty American and Spanish suppliers, for example, Fermin, Castillo de Canena. JDY has since been acquired by Fortune Fish & Gourmet. Fortune Fish & Gourmet is the leading seafood and specialty foods distributor in the Midwest; proudly […]
Interview on WBEZ (NPR), regarding Spanish food lecture for the Chicago Culinary Historians. Approximately at minute 3.