Mexican Passover Cooking Demonstration at Rosa Mexicano

Rosa Mexicano Rosa Mexicano Executive Chef Dennis Lake presided over a Mexican Passover Cooking Demonstration on Saturday morning, March 27th. Welcomed by Sheree Wu, I was escorted to the back room where the cooking demonstration was to be held. It was there that I met affable Executive Chef Dennis Lake. On each seat was a preparation sheet of the items to be demonstrated, the ingredients and the preparation.

Soup was the first dish, Crema de Pollo con Chile Guajillo/Creamy Chicken and Cuajillo Chile Soup. The sheet gave the ingredients and the method of preparation plus a caveat about not allowing the flour to take on any color for fear it would discolor the soup. When the dish was ready, we were allowed to taste the preparation with individual spoons.

Mixiote de Barbacoa de Res/ Banana Leaf Wrapped Beef Brisket was demonstrated. Of course preparation and cooking times had Dennis making like a TV chef. Some of the items had been prepared ahead of time and these were presented for tasting.

A kinda tug of words presented itself; what is the correct pronunciation for Kugel? Lake prepared a Spinach and Potato Kugel and was not above jesting with the assembled audience to ascertain the correct pronunciation. No matter how you pronounce it, the kugel was delicious! Pistachio Macaroons and ice cream were the finishing touches to a well presented cooking demonstration.

Service at Rosa Mexicano is always a prime consideration. COO Howard Greenstone was on hand to ensure that his wait staff attended to the assemblage quickly and unobtrusively.

Rosa Mexicano at Riverside Square, 390 Hackensack Avenue www.rosamexicano.com has in house plus takeout orders. Call 201 489 9100 to order or make a reservation.