๐ Food Find Friday - Jan 5, 2024
For those new here, every week I explore the yummy world of food and share some cool things I find from the past 7 days.
Letโs go.
๐ #1 Churro Please!
Every time I visit Mexico City, I always find a some place in my stomach for at least one churro from El Moro. (Theyโre that good). Instead of flying, I can now drive to their first location in the USA in Costa Mesa, CA. I went on New Years Day and boy was it a treat. El Moro USA is located inside the new Northgate Mercadoโa spectacle of Mexican supermarkets. Grab your groceries, some delicious food and chow down on some churros with various sauces (Iโm partial to the chocolate) and some Mexican hot chocolate. Worth the drive. Worth the calories.
๐ #2 Did someday say Wonder?
I came across this really cool kitchen product with an important mission. Itโs called Wonderbag from South Africa. This technology has been used for ages in Africa and Asia (before slow cookers were a thing). Basically you heat up some food, put it into this insulated bag and it keeps on cooking and staying piping hot for hours on end. My mom and grandma used to do something similar with a ton of blankets for a dish called Maqluba (ยซ in this video Abu Julia uses a version of the Wonderbag tech).
๐ #3 Best recipes of 2023
According to NYT Cooking (one of my favorite recipe sources), these were the best recipes of the year. Iโm keen to try this โMarry Me Chickenโ recipe all the kids keep sharing on TikTok.
๐ #4 Whatโs in season
Just as a reminder, itโs important to eat seasonally. I get the benefit of living in California where a lot of fruits and veggies are available year round. Do your best to find whatโs in season and make that the theme for your meal. Here are some recipe ideas for ya.
๐ #5 The School (shameless plug)
Super excited to kick off Cohort 1 of Mister Branzinoโs School with a new batch of guys this Saturday. Iโm constantly learning on how to make this course better so I can empower these men to take the next step in their cooking journey.
Thatโs it for this week. Whatโd you think? Hit reply to share your own food finds โ I'd love to include them here!
See you next Friday.
PS. Are you a man (or know one) and want to finesse your kitchen game? Come join a good group of guys at Mister Branzinoโs School where we get better, together in the kitchen. We got just 2 spots left.
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