Building the Cantina: Recipes and Costing
As obvious as it is, food is the most important element of a restaurant. However, getting the recipes is not easy at all, specifically to materialize them, to get them as you first imagined in order to meet your and…
Patatas Bravas Mexican Style No. 1
Patatas Bravas are one of the most famous Spanish dishes. Their international character is vocational. They are very easy to custom to the spirit of any country swapping some ingredients here and there. This Patatas Bravas are Barcelona style, which…
Testing Kitchen: “El Chapo” Torta – Take 1
Sinaloa -North West Mexico- and Seville -South West Spain- are 9,268 km apart. That’s a huge distance but they are closer than you may think. If you ever visit the capital of Andalusia, you will be delighted with “Montaditos de…
Testing Kitchen: The JFC Burrito Take 1
The JFC -with JFC standing for Jamaican Fried Chicken- is the first burrito I tasted. I first came in contact with Jerk flavours some time ago, when I did some shifts for The Wrap Game -a street food stall run…
Salsa Macha No. 1 – Learn to make it!
Salsa Macha is a Mexican sauce basically made of dry chillies, garlic and oil. You can also add sesame seeds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds but this is something up to you. You can find this sauce in the…
Building the Cantina: The Background
I left my job as a Breakfast Chef at Hot Milk Café at the end of February 2020. I wanted to gain new experience in other hospitality sectors. Mexican, pizza places, kombucha or artisan food produce were some of the…
