TheBareTable is proud to feature Chef Luis Herrera and MuchaChula's Boutique Catering Excecutive Chef Maria Laura Quintero for the Session #5 "Venezuela on our minds".
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| Photo by Jorsand Diaz @jorsand |
Currently in Venezuela, it is impossible to find formula, and hospitals do not have the supplies needed to feed babies, who cannot be breast-fed, for any given reason, by their mothers.
“Comparte por una vida” is an incentive for EVERYONE to participate. Any tiny help counts. If you can not share formula, baby bottles, or any material item, just by sharing the information you are making a difference.
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| Guest Artist Catherine Correa at TheBareTable Session #2, photo by Fernando Sandoval Photography |
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| TheBare Table, your table, artwork by Alois Kronschlaeger, photo by Fernando Sandoval Photography |
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| Meet the locals, the artists, the entrepeneurs, your New York Family. Art work by Alois Kronschlaeger, photo by Fernando Sandoval Photography |
This is our way to contribute to the difficult times Venezuela and its citizens are going through. All proceeds for this event will be DONATED to Fundacion @Comparteporunavida www.comparteporunavida.com, currently working with Children Hospitals in Venezuela, bringing products in need such us formula, baby bottles, and medicines.
For more information regarding @Comparteporunavida Foundation please click on: http://www.comparteporunavida.com/
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| Chef Maria Laura Quintero in her element. Photo by Fernando Sandoval Photography |
"Venezuela On our minds" Statement by Chef Maria Laura Quintero:
"I am from Venezuela and my country takes a big chunk of my heart when it comes to this feeling of sadness and despair and that is why today I write and I reach out to others to add my voice. Please join Venezuelan Chef and dear cousin: Luis Herrera at TheBareTable to support a noble cause and to enjoy the wonders of a culture that will rebirth from despair cause, as my mom Maria Elena Herrera once told me, “Societies, may suffer but they DO NOT commit suicide”.
WHAT: TheBareTable Presents: "Venezuela on our minds"
WHEN: The dinner will be at 8pm on Monday, June 20th.
(1) exclusive seating only.
Seats are limited and by RESERVATION ONLY.
Suggested DONATION ticket: $85 per person.
WHERE: Williamsburg, Brooklyn (location will be disclosed after booking your seat).
For further information or to donate directly to Comparte Por Una Vida you may do so at: https://www.gofundme.com/compartevenezuela.
This event will be a meaningfull one. We united forces with 2 incredibly talented Venezuelan Chef's: Chef Luis Herrera will bring a selection of flavors from Caracas city and Chef Maria Laura Quintero will be setting the sweet tone.
BIOS:
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| Photo of Chef Luis Herrera by Mariana Peach |
Coming from a scientific family Chef Luis Herrera got his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. His culinary “calling” wasn’t until the Summer of 2012, when he visited New York for the first time and worked as a line cook at "Caracas Rockaway" making arepas. Since then Luis knew he belonged in the kitchen. His culinary career started a little later than most chefs would do, so he was determined to catch up fast and get as much experience as possible. In 2013 he attended The Centro de Estudios Gastronomicos (CEGA) in Caracas for Culinary education and got his specialization in Venezuelan Cuisine. He worked at Chef Carlos Garcia's renowned Alto Restaurant, and later returned to NYC and worked in several places around the Williamsburg area, including Zizi Limona, Lighthouse and Roebling Tea Room as well as Rockaway Taco alongside Chef Andrew Fields, before joining the Cosme opening team in October 2014.
In this session of TheBareTable, Chef Luis Herrera will aim to tutor new Yorkers on the Venezuelan experience and highlight "how food from Caracas is more than just arepas and showcase the wide spectrum that Venezuelan cuisine has to offer”.
For Chef Herrera “every region in Venezuela has a completely different approach to authentic food mainly because of the variety of indigenous products available in specific areas: Venezuela has mountains, coasts, dry flatlands and jungles amongst others; therefore there are a broad variety of ingredients and techniques.” Chef Herrera will focus on the Capital, his home city, Caracas, where all local cultures clash -the new and the old- making a melting pot for food in the city... From hot dog carts (very American) to “areperas”, and internationally known fine dining restaurants, one can only come to the realization of the influence this city (Caracas) has to traditional Venezuelan culture, American "fast food madness" and trending cuisines, all in one.
MuchaChula Boutique Catering:
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| The Chulas, Executive Chef Maria Laura Quintero and Excecutive Producer Florencia Minniti AKA " Rancheras afficionadas" |
MENU
By Chef Luis Herrera
Welcome cocktail: "Cuba Libre"
Bites:
Cachapa/Queso Guayanes
Reina Pepiada/chicken chicharron
Yuca Buñuelo/ Spicy Molasses
Del litoral:
Vuelve a la vida/avocado (seafood cocktail)
Passion fruit ceviche (catch of the day)
Octopus cocktail/ pineapple/grilled corn
Main:
White/Red Wine will be served with all courses
Beef tongue/Asado negro sauce/plantain gnocchi market greens
Desserts By Chef Maria Laura Quintero:
Bienmesabe
Chocolate Mousse/Guava Ice cream
$85/PER PERSON
seats are limited and BY RESERVATION ONLY.
To get tickets please go to:
www.Venmo.com/TheBareTable.
To contact us regarding our dinner, you may send us an email to: contactMuchaChula@gmail.com
Many thanks from TheBareTable team Chef Maria Laura Quintero, Chef Luis Herrera and Excecutive Producer Florencia Minniti.