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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
Thanksgiving Dinner
NOVEMBER 08, 2007
Thanksgiving is a time where my family enjoys a meal that celebrates our pride as Americans, as well as our Latino heritage. With a family of chefs the only thing that is difficult is deciding who gets to make what dish.
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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
Embracing a Healthy Fall
OCTOBER 11, 2007
Changing leaves, warm blankets, hot soup! October is the time when I begin to think about soups. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. Here are some healthy tips for you to keep your team healthy and create new opportunities with a soulful chicken soup.
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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
LaLa Loves L.A.
SEPTEMBER 05, 2007
I love my hometown of Los Angeles! As you prepare to travel to my hometown for this year's Expo Comida Latina Los Angeles, September 10-11, many of you have written me to ask about great new restaurants to try while you are here in the City of Angels.
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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
Unhealthy Choices Create Healthy Debate
AUGUST 22, 2007
I recently received an email from a Comida News subscriber that asked, "Chef LaLa, do you believe restaurants have a 'right' to serve 'unhealthy' foods and large food portions?"
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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
Sounds SO Good...The A-Z on "Writing" Good Food
AUGUST 7, 2007
As a chef and a writer, I am always curious about words used to create images of flavors whether in menus or cookbooks. I am currenly writing my next cookbook (release date: March 2008) and always looking for descriptive words that convey tastes, textures and flavors.
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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
Herbalicious
JULY 26, 2007
It is Farmer’s Market time in sunny California, and as I loaded up on my fresh herbs on Friday, a lady standing next to me asked what I was going to do with my herbs. Someone overheard my herbalicious conversation then he asked how I store my herbs. Then came more questions from curious onlookers; freezing versus dried, cooking tips and more.
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Feature Column: Chef LaLa
Don't Throw Your Profits Away!
JUNE 26, 2007
The best way to eliminate food waste is to not create it. At restaurants, make sure the purchasing manager or executive chef adjust their recipe to reflect sales fluctuations so that at the end of the day, your profits aren't going in the garbage dumpster.
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Everybody is doing it – Stepping away from trans-fats. Are you?
JUNE 12, 2007
According to the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans still claiming more lives than the rest of major causes of death. Consumers are starting to take notice of what they consume. Food Manufacturers and Eateries everywhere are being challenged by the end users, non-profit organizations and government agencies to step away from trans fats. The first step to doing so is understanding - just what TRANS FAT is.
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Supporting Latino Higher Education Achievement
This weekend I catered an event at the Los Angeles home of attorney Peter Lopez with his wife actress Catherine Bach which were joined by music legend Carlos Santana, boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard, Billy Bush and Baby Face along with support from Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and popular Latino music group Mana in hosting a special fundraising Tardeada to help support Latino students pursuing their dreams of educational achievement at the National Hispanic University.
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Chef Lala Talks With Zsweet
MAY 30, 2007
Do you go down the market aisles and notice that you are dropping organic products into your cart? You probably didn't do this 10 years ago when you were shopping but now with the continuous talk that organic is better for you, you want something healthier for yourself and your family.
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Tamales
APRIL, 2007
The Holidays are finally here and we at Pueblo know exactly how most of us celebrate them... with homemade Tamales! Chef LaLa offers us this delicious recipe that has been handed down for generations and many Latin American countries have adopted and modified them to their taste. We offer you to try our many variations and hope your Christmas meal turns out to be a spectacular one. ¡Y a comer sabroso!
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Yeeee-haw!!!!
APRIL 4, 2007
Its Texas time again! I just can’t wait for that great Texmex Cuisine. We have a fabulous line-up of chefs joining us for the Culinary Demonstration Theater at Expo Comida Latina Texas. For those of you who are planning on attending, come by and say “Howdy".
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For the World of Produce, Chef LaLa's “Must-Have” Guide
MARCH 4, 2007
There’s a world of fresh produce in today’s supermarkets, farmers’ markets, and green grocers – cardoni, hearts of palm, jicama, malanga, pummelos, apriums, tomatillos – so much abundance that you may find yourself confused when buying produce. Melissa’s Great Book of Produce is the definitive guide to this exciting array of fruits and vegetables, filled with essential information, beautiful color photographs, recipes and more.
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Keep Them Coming Back For More - FEBRUARY 7, 2007
As owners and managers of restaurants, we spend so many hours on location that sometimes we start to overlook the “basics” for our customers. Taking care of the small details can make all the difference in building brand loyalty. So much money is spent on advertising and PR campaigns, when really, word of mouth of people's own experience is the best promotion available.
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Go Lite with LaLa - JANUARY 23, 2007
Growing up in the restaurant industry, I remember my parents always bemoaning the end of fall, which meant the beginning of winter and the beginning of slow sales. November through March have always been the toughest months of operation for restaurants. Perhaps this is due to exhausted budgets from holiday spending paired with people's New Year’s resolutions that involve eating less fat to improve their health. This can be especially detrimental to Latin restaurants because they have long had the bad reputation of being unhealthy and fattening.
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