cozy up with tapas and Peruvian chicken

3-25-2015 Wed. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Chinese taco buns with twice-cooked pork and spiced onion 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at K.B. ) wine | tapas bread with gigante, olive and pickled sardines | cheese | apple
DINNER --- ( at K. B. carry-out from Pio Pio ) Peruvian roasted chicken | rice and beans | fish ceviche | wine

 

• new york city living

Peruvian green rice

12-23-2011 Tue. chilly, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | toffee 
DINNER --- Peruvian green rice | braised duck | sauteed French green beans | sauteed red peppers | wine 

 

• cilantro and citrus, broth from braising duck. still need to figure out the rice variety and how to prevent rice from falling apart.

ceviche and squid ink pasta

12-16-2014 Tue. cool, cloudy to rain.  


BREAKFAST ---  ( at Blue Bottle, SF ) coffee
LUNCH --- ( at  Cholo Soy, Mission district )  ceviche  | duck and seasoned rice | potato with cream sauce |  purple corn drink ( chicha morada )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Chantal Guillon, SF)  tea | macaron 
DINNER --- ( at Verbena, SF)  lamb terrine and toast with fermented tiny green beans and | salad ( dandelion greens, parsnip, apple, hazelnut, buttermilk ) | squid ink lumaconi pasta with scallops, sea urchin and yuzu | seafood stew ( broth: lemongrass , verbena, citrus , fennel, kalp ) | sourdough bread | apple candy cap cake with celery root ice cream and pomelo | wine 

 

• a log walk in SF. amazing Peruvian food in an office building hallway, and amazing squid ink pasta in Verbena.

Pio Pio Peruvian

10-12-2013 Sat. mild, sunny.  



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | grapes | apple 
LUNCH --- ( at PIO PIO, NYC) Ceviche mixto ( fresh corvina, shrimp, octopus, calamari, mixed with red onion, cilantro, rocoto hot pepper, served with sweet potato and Choclo corn) | Juanita's chicken ( one whole rotisserie chicken marinated in mama juanita's secret recipe ) | Parihuela ( traditional Peruvian seafood soup cooked with rocoto hot pepper and Peruvian beer )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ice cream | coffee 
DINNER --- ramen noddles with bok choy and tomato | Japanese pickled vegetables |wine 

 Edmond de Waal : Atemwende , at Gagosian

 think of Morandi's white objects

 Central Park

 

Pio Pio Peruvian  restaurant

 Pio Pio roasted chicken

 the Cloisters, Met 

 Hudson

 quince tree

 little treat at Bouchon bakery 

 

• roasted chicken at Pio Pio is delicious, some secret recipe of marinade. 
• glad not to miss De Waal's show at Gagosian 

Peruvian cuisine at la Mar S.F.

12-05-2011 Mon. mild, sunny.



BREAKFAST --- coffee | apple
LUNCH --- ( at Sorabol Korean BBQ in SF) kalbi (Korean BBQ beef short ribs) | yam noodles | rice |tofu with chili | pickled radish | sauteed spinach AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( at la Mar ceblcheria Peruvian in SF) Peruvian potato and yam chips with two dips | cebiche clásico : California Halibut in a classic leche de tigre with red onion,habanero, Peruvian corn and yam | causa casera: Yellow potato causa, artichokes, asparagus, avocado and tomato confit with basil cilantro oil | carne anticuchos : Grilled skirt steak, fried potatoes, Peruvian corn, spicy panchita and rocoto sauce | arroz jugoso: Prawns, clams, mussels, calamari, white fish and vegetables in a juicy arborio rice with a blend of Peruvian ajis | wine | chocolate sphere with ice cream filling and raspberry compote

by the sea

cebiche and causas


anticuchos



platos de fondo



"global warming special" - chocolate sphere melting

• la Mar in S.F. is the first outlet in US by Peruvian chef Gastón Acuri, interesting food with ingredients of seafood, Peruvian potatoes, grains and corns. the executive chef tonight is a young third -generation of Japanese Peruvian.