Leah Rodrigues
My passion is food. I have studied culinary arts for the past 10 years, and have remained dedicated to food studies while I pursued a degree at UCLA. I earned a Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and Portuguese and Anthropology. My self study has given me background in culinary regions, international cuisine, trends in the food industry, chefs and cookbooks, and best of all−how to eat well. I attended the Professional Culinary Program at Westlake Culinary Institute where I learned proper food preparation techniques, and got an insiders’ view on the gourmet food world. I was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and have spent the last 9 months living in Spain, researching the Mediterranean diet and European culinary traditions. This has given me the opportunity to freelance for In Madrid, an English monthly publication. Also, I have spent time traveling to different European countries, documenting the different tastes and food culture of each place. I hope that my passion for food and cooking will inspire you to get into the kitchen and create. Read more on my blog at http://www.appetitedelight.blogspot.com/
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April 27, 2011
Michelin starred chef Ángel Palacios of La Broche in Madrid, Spain combats the economic crisis by offering a variety of tasting menus ranging from 28 Euros to 100 Euros (approximately 40 dollars to...
April 27, 2011
Spring belongs to the artichoke. So much so that every year there is a festival in Castroville, California that celebrates its appearance. No one seems to honor this vegetable like the Italians....
April 27, 2011
This eggplant sauce may be the ugliest sauce you ever come across in your life but, as our mothers taught us with the most classic of cliché’s “don’t judge a book by its cover” or in this case “don’...
April 27, 2011
Salmorejo is Gazpacho’s richer cousin. This tomato based soup first made its debut in the province of Cordoba, Spain. A traditional salmorejo Cordobés is topped with a drizzle of olive oil, finely...
April 26, 2011
Rick Bayless has spent the last 30 years introducing Americans to authentic Mexican cuisine through his P. B.S program Mexico One Plate at a Time, his restaurants and cookbooks. Fiesta at Rick's is...
