Starting this Friday March 19th, I will be rolling out my brand new appetizer and dessert menus. On the appetizer menu, you have to try the new “Gringas”. This dish has carne asada, chorizo and jack cheese sandwiched between two flour tortillas, topped with ranchera salsa, guacamole and sour cream, kind of like a mini pizza with a Mexican twist. It’s fantastic!! Other items on the menu include Chorizo-Chipotle Cheese Fries, Queso Fundido and our homemade Fiesta Guacamole, to name a few. On the dessert menu, I have created some things to bring back some childhood memories as well as some classic items that are out of this world. We all remember rice krispy treats right? Well, what I’ve done is taken fruity pebbles and rice krispy’s to make the treat. Then, I mold it into a bowl and fill it with vanilla ice cream, bananas, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, whipped cream and top it off with some fruity pebbles. It makes one hell of a banana split. Also making the dessert line up is a Red Velvet Cupcake Sundae, Cinnamon Apple Chimichanga with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, warm Bread Pudding with caramel sauce and Flan baked with a hint of Bailey’s liquor. I’m very excited about these new menus and I hope you will be too. The next time you come in make sure you bring a big appetite and you HAVE to save room for dessert.
Buen Provecho!
Chef Marco Z.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Chef Zapien’s First Cooking Demo is Saturday
Chef Marco Zapien knows that schedules are tight.
From soccer practice to the cleaners to gymnastics, families are being pulled in many directions, and most people think coming together for a meal at home takes time, too much time.
However, Chef Marco Zapien has put together some of his famous recipes and tricks to show how simple dishes such as Cilantro Caesar Salad and Chile Verde can be made from home, delicious and quick.
Saturday, March 13 Chef MZ will host his first cooking demo at his restaurant, The Salsa Grill in Pico Rivera, Ca from 3-6 p.m. The class is open to men and women 18 and up. Chef MZ will host four more classes in 2010; one in April, July, September and November.
“My goal is to give participants the confidence and tips to create dishes, which seem too complex, on their own,” said Chef MZ. “I want to share what I know and give them something to take back to their own kitchens.”
Participants will learn to cook four starters; fresh Guacamole, grilled Mango Pico de Gallo, Potato & Chorizo soup, and Cilantro Caesar Salad. Chef MZ will demo two entrees and restaurant favorites, Chile Verde or Chile Rellenos, and for dessert, warm Bread Pudding with Caramel sauce.
The demo is for three hours as Chef MZ will break down each item’s ingredients, share tips and expose some of his secret ways of adding spice.
Recipes will be provided by Chef MZ for each person to take home.
To sign up visit http://www.thesalsagrill.com/cookingclass.html.
Chef Zapien is the Executive Chef and co-owner of The Salsa Grill. He began his career in the food industry in 1998 working at sports and entertainment venues as a Sous Chef and quickly worked his way up to Executive Chef. In 2003, he joined The Salsa Grill full-time, but continues his involvement at sports and entertainment venues nationwide as a Corporate Chef for Melissa’s Produce.
From soccer practice to the cleaners to gymnastics, families are being pulled in many directions, and most people think coming together for a meal at home takes time, too much time.
However, Chef Marco Zapien has put together some of his famous recipes and tricks to show how simple dishes such as Cilantro Caesar Salad and Chile Verde can be made from home, delicious and quick.
Saturday, March 13 Chef MZ will host his first cooking demo at his restaurant, The Salsa Grill in Pico Rivera, Ca from 3-6 p.m. The class is open to men and women 18 and up. Chef MZ will host four more classes in 2010; one in April, July, September and November.
“My goal is to give participants the confidence and tips to create dishes, which seem too complex, on their own,” said Chef MZ. “I want to share what I know and give them something to take back to their own kitchens.”
Participants will learn to cook four starters; fresh Guacamole, grilled Mango Pico de Gallo, Potato & Chorizo soup, and Cilantro Caesar Salad. Chef MZ will demo two entrees and restaurant favorites, Chile Verde or Chile Rellenos, and for dessert, warm Bread Pudding with Caramel sauce.
The demo is for three hours as Chef MZ will break down each item’s ingredients, share tips and expose some of his secret ways of adding spice.
Recipes will be provided by Chef MZ for each person to take home.
To sign up visit http://www.thesalsagrill.com/cookingclass.html.
Chef Zapien is the Executive Chef and co-owner of The Salsa Grill. He began his career in the food industry in 1998 working at sports and entertainment venues as a Sous Chef and quickly worked his way up to Executive Chef. In 2003, he joined The Salsa Grill full-time, but continues his involvement at sports and entertainment venues nationwide as a Corporate Chef for Melissa’s Produce.
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