🍷 José Andrés knows what’s up

Hey, guys! This is me, Natalia.

You give me 3 minutes of your time and I give you the world of food.

If you’ve been following me on my IG, you know that I’ve cooked quite a bit this week.

Here’re some recipes that I’ve played around with:

• Veg version of Pastitsio (Greek lazagna).

• Beyond Meat & Bean Chili

• Fluffy Cottage Cheese & Kefir Pancakes with Cherries*

*Substitute Buttermilk to Kefir, Sour Cream to Cottage Cheese and add some halved cherries.

Ok, enough for the intro. Let’s get to it already.

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🍷 José Andrés Knows What’s Up.

When it comes to Spanish wines, most of us probably think of reds. Specifically, Rioja.

I’m not here to blame anyone, since Rioja is one of my absolute favourites when it comes to red wines.

But after living in Barcelona for over 2 years and getting lost in local enotecas, I’d have to agree with Chef José Andrés here.

Spain definitely has much more to offer to the world of wine, than just reds.

If you can try just one white wine from Spain, try Verdejo.

This is the one that I like the most, and it pairs amazingly well with food.

🏆 Michelin Stars Remain in Toronto.

2nd Michelin Guide ceremony took place in Toronto, Canada last week.

In 2023 there are:

• One 2 Michelin Star restaurant

• Fourteen 1 Micheline Star restaurants (spoiler alert, lot’s of Japanese restaurants here).

  My personal favourites are Alo (for the impeccable service) and Quetzal (for the cool ambience and food).

• Twenty One Bib Gourmand restaurants.

That’s a big change from the Michelin Stars awarded last year in Toronto.

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