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Greek gyros by Chef Jose Mier

Another Greek Entry on the World Food Stage: Gryos

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Even Chef Jose Mier Has Trouble Pronouncing It First let’s get the pronunciation out-of-the-way. I have it on the best authority it’s pronounced YEE-RO. So if you’re pronouncing it as JAI-RO as in gyroscope you’re way off. Regardless of how you pronounce it this is another one of the top favorite foods in the world ….  Read More

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Another Global Favorite: Spring Rolls

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Chef Jose Mier Loves These Chinese Delicacies This is another world favorite dish and one that I’ve loved for decades. Maybe most American kids grow up loving hot dogs or hamburgers but for me one of the favorite memories of childhood spring rolls, or as we made them, eggrolls. Thanks to my mom taking a ….  Read More

Super torta in Sun Valley, CA by Chef Jose Mier

Tortas: The Quintessential Mexican Sandwich

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Delicacy from Chef Jose Mier’s Heritage With a name like Jose Mier you can imagine I’m no stranger to Mexican food, and that’s certainly true. Even here in my hometown of Sun Valley, California the population is majority Latino so there’s no end to the opportunity to eat delicious Mexican food here. (As a chef ….  Read More

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All-Time Favorite Foods: Apple Pie

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Chef Jose Mier Touts Paula Deen’s Recipe There are some foods that are so iconic their favorites all around the world. That’s the case with apple pie. This is traditional American desert made Taste Atlas’ top 100 list of the world’s favorite foods, coming in at number 98. There’s something so quintessentially American about apple ….  Read More