An Artist & A Kitchen

I have been cooking passionately for 36 years.like many before me, I started in the kitchen as a dishwasher. Now, I forge from my front door garden and tenture myself into the kitchen. I contenuie to cultivate, exploring and redefining new and old ideas alike. I was born in Mexico City and I have passionately rooted myself alongside the corn husks of my indigenous mestiso footprints, migrating north and into the influenced innovation of Americana cuisine. Along my travels, I have have had the oppurtuniy to learn and work with many significant culinary personalities.

As a documentarian of life, I love to ask questions that pertain the human condition. And more then often, food seems to always come up in the conversation intriguing my imagination and becoming an inspiration to my next prepared meal. Travel, break bread with a friend or stranger alike.

Now a days, it has become easier to order a hello fresh box and plate onto a table. The convenience of throwing a meal together seems to be the way to go? I totally disagree, personally I am the kind of person that's wants to know where my food comes from? I take pride in making every dish from scratch when possible. Literally I can taste the passion in the food, wether it's a mental thing or not, the flavor can not be denied. My biggest gratitude comes from everyone else's first bite. At that very moment, it tells me whether or not I mastered my kitchen experience.

I love to teach! Therefore, for me it isn't work. I have always inspired others to think along those lines, " Alocate yourself into a passion that supposedly will become your job!"

Earn your living doing something you really love tp do and by doing so, it will never seem like a job. That is exsactly how I feel about my own income earning hobbies under the huge umbrella of the art genre. I enjoy adding lots of color into the classroom or in this case any kitchen. To me, food is intriguing. I find it's history fascinating. I really take pride in learning the history of food. I am definitely a student of food history. I mentally travel back in time discovering the origins and how certain ingredients migrated to be. The indigenous vintage of its cultivation certainly reflects on how my food will taste, I try to prepare everything from scratch. A certained seasoned of history better said for sure. From the camp fires of the stone age, the food chemistry that has migrated forward has taken on a life of its own by the hands of innovation and invention. Before I cook, my mind goes into a calibration of flavors mode. I make every effort in pinching its historical perfection into my pan.

What I think defines a good cook from a great cook? Without a question, passion without the ego. Ego is just entertainment. Flavor is passion. A chef is an artist if food , and one that never stops learning. Just when you thought ypu covered it all, you are introduced to another spice of life. Recipes are like stars, they are so many out there, that you will probably not live long enough to count them all but you can sure make every effort in doing so. How many stars can you accumulate is the greatest cooking human question in your cook book. Accepting and embracing the endless discovery of learning and just simply breaking bread with those you love and care about makes the world go round. Because at the end of the day, smiles and laughter at the table along with great food is what feeds the soul. Let's turn the kitchen into our canvas and count another star!