by Esnayder | May 28, 2019 | Casa Sabor, Chillies, Cocktails, Drinks, Food, History, Latin Music, Margarita, Parties, South American Food
Cinco de Mayo, i.e the 5th of May, is a holiday that celebrates the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on 5th May, 1862during the Franco-Mexican War on. The day, which falls on Tuesday, May 5 in 2020, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day....
by Esnayder | Aug 25, 2018 | Casa Sabor, Drinks, Food, History, South American Food
What is the most popular Colombian tipple? Aguardiente is the answer, even though we produce a fair amount of rum too. “We want people to think of guaro when they think of Colombia, the same way one thinks of mezcal to Mexico, or cachaça to Brazil.” Guaro –...
by Esnayder | Jun 10, 2016 | Casa Sabor, Cocktails, Colombia, Drinks, Esnayder Cuartas, Exotic Fruits, Lulo, South American Food
As a person that was brought up in the Andes in Colombia, I learned to love fruits from a very early age, thanks to my father’s passion and tradition of planting fruit trees, and in some cases naming the trees after kids. For me, the most delicious of South American...
by Esnayder | May 16, 2016 | Casa Sabor, coffee, Colombia, Drinks, Esnayder Cuartas, Quinchia, Risaralda, Sabor, South American Food
Coffee, as much as any other food or drink, evokes for many Europeans images of South America. However contrary to popular belief, the coffee tree is not indigenous to the Americas. It came from Africa, via Arabia and Europe in the eighteenth century. Now Colombia,...
by Esnayder | Apr 30, 2015 | Chillies, Drinks, Peru, Reviews, South American Food, Uncategorized
It was a happy surprise for me to find out that Chotto Matte was one of the finalists for the Peruvian Restaurant of the Year on the Lukas Awards 2015. This must be a great coincidence that I started my career in gastronomy in London in the same building that today...
by Esnayder | Apr 25, 2015 | Casa Sabor, Drinks, Esnayder Cuartas, Peru, Pisco Sour, Reviews
In the heart of Carnaby Street, the funky epicenter of the swingy sixties is Kingly Court. Senor Ceviche is located on the first floor of this complex of bars and eateries, with a funky modern twist. I could not think of a better place for English chef Harry...
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