Chefs Recipes

Swedish Chef Frida Ronge of vRÅ restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden shares a delicious and inspired taste of West Sweden with her recipe for Halibut with Browned Yuzu Butter. While one might associate meatballs and ligonberries with Swedish cooking, Chef Frida Ronge dares to push the envelope at vRÅ, a top class sushi and raw food restaurant where the focus is deftly combining high quality Swedish ingredients with Japanese flavors. The result is innovative, inspired, and very tasty!

Executive Chef Leslie Tripp of Fresh Salt restaurant at Saybrook Point Inn & Spa located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut brings his inspiration and passion to the restaurant where the focus is on fresh sea and farm-to-table cuisine. Chef Tripp graciously shares a delicious taste of the restaurant with his inspired recipes for Maple Braised Berkshire Pork with Butternut Risotto, Tomato Parmesan, Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Cider Jus, and Fresh Salt Spicy Sushi Sandwiches. Bon Appetit!

We took a wonderful cooking class at the restaurant, El Arrayan, located in the downtown (Centro) section of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, where we learned to make traditional Mexican dishes. This pretty little restaurant owned by Carmen E. Porras, is warm and inviting with its colorful chairs, open courtyard where an arrayan tree grows, and sacred Huichol artwork grace the walls. Chef Alfonso V. Corona is the talent in the kitchen. The restaurant graciously shares a taste of El Arrayan …

Chef Ejecutivo y Gerente de A&B Juan Luis Rúelas Almazán de Casa Velas en Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México comparte gentilmente un delicioso sabor del restaurante con sus recetas para Cubo de Sandia, Arugula con Queso Fetta, Mandarina y Vinagreta de Cassis, y Huachinaguito y Langostino Adobado al Pibil. Buen Provecho!

Executive Chef and A&B Manager Juan Luis Rúelas Almazán of Casa Velas en Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico graciously shares his culinary vision and a delicious taste of the restaurant with his recipes for Watermelon, Arugula, Feta Cheese, Mandarin Salad with Cassis Vinaigrette, and Snapper and Langoustine Adobo Pibil Style. Bon Appetit!

Chef Fernando Pulido de  Blanca Blue Restaurant & Lounge en Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa en Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico comparte gentilmente un delicioso sabor del restaurante con su receta para Costilla De Res Cargada.

Chef Fernando Pulido of Blanca Blue Restaurant & Lounge at Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico graciously shares a delicious taste of the restaurant with his recipe for Braised Short Ribs (Costilla De Res Cargada).

Chef Roberto Chávez Oviedo de River Café en Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México comparte gentilmente un delicioso sabor del restaurante con sus recetas para Tiradito de Pulpo, Pesca del Día, Camarones del Pacifico y Atún Quimixto.

Chef Roberto Chavéz Oviedo of the River Café  in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico shares his passion for cooking and creating an "experiencia única" (unique experience) for the restaurant’s guests. The River Café is owned by Evangeline Sánchez and her husband Margarito Larios, and managed by son Steven Larios Reynolds. Chef Roberto Chavéz Oviedo graciously shares a taste of the River Café with his reecipes for Octopus Tiradito, Fish of the Day, Pacific Shrimp, and Tuna Quimixto. Buen Provecho!

While we were in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, we had a delicious lunch on the Sunset Terrace at Costa Sur Resort & Spa, located in the Zona Hotelera Sur (South Hotel Zone) section of the city, and asked Chef Alejandro Vega if he would share his delicious recipe for Seafood Ceviche Vallarta Style, which he graciously does. As they say in Mexico, Buon Provecho!