DonRocks Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I'd like to propose that three of Washington DC's superstar Mexican chefs: José Andrés (Oyamel), Mike Isabella (Bandolero), and Diana Davila-Boldin (El Chucho), compete in a cook-off, with all profits going to charity, and may the best manchef win. A Spanish-American, an Italian-American, and a Mexican-American, all vying for bragging rights over Mexico: the number one source (by far) of naturalized Americans. As Thomas Keller said at the James Beard Awards when reading out the 2007 nominees for Best Chef in America: "There are no losers here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianalachef Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Orale, I'm in. ¡Arriba Mexico! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Orale, I'm in. ¡Arriba Mexico! Think you can run with the Big Dogz, little girl? Maybe I should have said something to someone before I came up with this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Technically, the competition should include Joe Raffa, the chef at Oyamel, since José Andres, while a great chef and restaurateur, never ran Oyamel's kitchen. IIRC, José sent Joe to Mexico for training with Diana Kennedy herself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 And although she does not run a Mexican restaurant, due deference in this fantasy competition should be paid to the Mexican Cultural Institute and PBS's Pati Jinich, who has significantly better creds than Mike Isabella, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe H Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 We are looking forward to El Chucho. It would certainly seem that if I can find Great Mexican in Minneapolis (!)(http://barriotequila.com/ and, of course, in Mexico City (Aquila y Sol) it would seem that I can find something representative in the D. C. area. I cannot rave about this enough: we sat out on a public street in downtown Minneapolis a couple of months ago, totally enraptured with what we were eating-for all the world this was a Border restaurant....on Henlopen Avenue in Minneapolis. Incredible. No...not merely that but unbelievable. Downtown Minneapolis and we found a "Border" restaurant. I walked out feeling that I could not find this in the D. C. area. PLEASE! Somebody prove me wrong! Please tell me that I can find authentic Mexican (not sure of which state in Mexico) here at least as good as what I can find in Minneapolis! Minneapolis!!!!!!!!!! Before anyone laughs too loud, this was nominated by several as the best restaurant in the three million + Twin Cities metro area. Magazine, newspaper-all of them, actually. Can I find this here? ....El Chucho here we come.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 We are looking forward to El Chucho. It would certainly seem that if I can find Great Mexican in Minneapolis (!)(http://barriotequila.com/ and, of course, in Mexico City (Aquila y Sol) it would seem that I can find something representative in the D. C. area. I cannot rave about this enough: we sat out on a public street in downtown Minneapolis a couple of months ago, totally enraputed with what we were eating-from what for all the world was a Border restaurant....on Henlopen Avenue in Minneapolis. I walked out feeling that I could not find this in the D. C. area. PLEASE! Somebody prove me wrong! Please tell me that I can find authentic Mexican (not sure of which state in Mexico) here at least as good as what I can find in Minneapolis! Before anyone laughs too loud, this was nominated by several as the best restaurant in the three million + Twin Cities metro area. Can I find this here? ....El Chucho here we come.... Keep in mind, however, that (like Andrés at Oyamel and Isabella at Bandolero), Davila-Boldin is the "Executive Chef" here which means menu design and oversight, but not day-to-day presence. I can see you going either way on El Chucho. But my oh my, what a fun little block of restaurants is on 11th Street in east Columbia Heights - that's one of my favorite strips in the DC area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianalachef Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Think you can run with the Big Dogz, little girl? Maybe I should have said something to someone before I came up with this idea. Women........y esta perra muerde! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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