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Bren Herrera

Flanboyant Eats with Bren: Why you should get to know Sofrito

By Bren Herrera | 05/11/2010 - 08:00 | 14 Comments

If you don’t walk away from this food column learning anything, please take in all the wonderful things about sofrito! It’ll end every argument you may have regarding the basic flavoring methods for Latin cuisine!

Growing up, there...

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Flanboyant Eats with Bren: Cinco de Mayo Recipes and the Truth about Nachos

By Bren Herrera | 05/05/2010 - 16:17 | 4 Comments

Today is a good day to celebrate Mexicans and their contributions to this country! With all that’s going on in Arizona (against all Latinos) Cinco de Mayo couldn’t have come at a better time.

To that end, let’s talk about some of Mexico’s beloved indigenous foods...

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"Flanboyant Eats" with Bren Herrera

By Elayne Fluker | 05/04/2010 - 16:30 | 6 Comments

Buzzed about chef Bren Herrera grew up in a very Latin home—speaking mostly Spanish with her family. Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in the suburbs of DC, Bren realized at an early age she wanted to entertain people and that she had a love and a natural talent for cooking. She started mirroring her mother in the kitchen when she was only 8, and her first...

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Chef Marcela Valladolid Makes Mexican Food Easy for Everyone!

By Mariela Rosario | 03/18/2010 - 18:00 | 223 Comments

Gorgeous Chef Marcela Valladolid is the Food Network's latest cooking star! With a new show entitled Mexican Made Easy, and a fantastic cookbook, Fresh Mexico out in book stores now, the fashion-plate, chef, mother and TV personality is at the top of the world. We chatted with Marcela about how...

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Taste Testing: Tapas, A Taste of Spain in America

By Diana Delatorre | 02/05/2010 - 18:07 | 1 Comment

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Early in his career, chef Jose Andres trained at the legendary El Bulli under none other than the famed Ferran Adria. Hearing the announcement that El Bulli will close for the next two years, I felt wistful for a taste of Spain and a bit depressed that I may never have the chance to eat at...

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