Juan Arenas

I love people reactions when they are eating my preparations, there are a lot of awesome feelings !!!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Do we need a reason to eat good food??? ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹ Well, one of the inspirations that motivates me is to discover new flavors, textures, colors, sensations, as elements that separated are not very funny, but by putting them together, boom! My mouth blows my mind!!!

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Every dish has its charm for different moods, but if I have to choose a favorite, I go for something simple: patacón pisado (tostones) with picadillo. Picadillo is similar to pico de gallo. When I was a child, my aunt prepared them, and for me, they were and are a delicacy of heaven that transports me to those lovely moments with her. Years later, as an adult, I told my aunt that I love that dish, and she told me that she prepared them a lot because it was the only thing she had to give m

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