Mexico Continues To Dominate World Cuisine: Chorizo
Mexican Version a Favorite Jose Mier Gastronomy is proud to list yet another food from Mexico as one of the favorite foods in all the world. What is it? Chorizo. Okay, maybe gringos aren’t totally familiar with this sausage, but every Mexican will be. And indeed those who live in the southwestern U.S. are going …. Read More
So Simple, So Iconic: Margherita Pizza
Chef Jose Mier Tosses His Dough Into the Ring (er, Oven) I’m reminded once again of the Monty Python cheese shop sketch where John Cleese exclaims at one point “it’s the single most popular cheese in the world!” You would have to hunt for a pizza parlor that did not carry the Margherita pizza to …. Read More
Ole for Mole!
Jose Mier Gastronomy’s Favorite Mexican Sauce Okay, it is one of my favorite Mexican sauces. With a name like Jose Mier you might guess that I have an affinity for Mexican food, and I do. There is no one mole sauce. The recipes are going to be as varied as the number of families that …. Read More
Another Greek Entry on the World Food Stage: Gryos
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
Moussaka To Me! Most Famous Greek Dish
Chef Jose Mier Explores Another Top World Favorite If you’re a regular reader of these Jose Mier Gastronomy posts, you know I love to showcase food from around the world and I’ve been doing so recently Play profiling some of the worlds top dishes. The next entry on our list is moussaka, probably the best …. Read More
Another Global Favorite: Spring Rolls
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
Harvard Beets
Step by step instructions on How to make Homemade Harvard Beets that will impress your taste buds.
All Time Faves: Cannoli
Chef Jose Mier Shares His Love of This Italian Dessert Buongiorno! Chef Giuseppe Mier here with another world’s favorite dish. Fresh on the heels of my apple pie article, yet another item on Taste Atlas’s list of the top 100 foods around the world is another dessert. This time it’s cannoli. This is a dish …. Read More
Tortas: The Quintessential Mexican Sandwich
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
Traditional Apple Pie
How To Make a Great Apple Pie. Homemade Apple Pie freshly made and hot out of the oven makes your kitchen smell very inviting and stimulates an appetite.This is step by step instruction and with little added clips of interest.