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Salt Water Ceviche Recipe - Chef Gabriel Chavez

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:36:00 -0700

A few fortunate souls joined Chef Gabriel Chavez at Seattle’s premier italian restaurant Cantinetta for a Mexican pop-up dinner and ceviche class. Gabriel was kind enough to share a couple of his family’s recipes.

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds of fresh hearty white fish (e.g. Sea Bass, Rockfish)

1 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice

1 cup cucumber - diced

1 cup tomatoes - diced

1/2 cup celery - diced

1/2 cup carrot - grated

Salt & pepper to taste

Olive Oil (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Dice the fish (approximately 1/2-inch dice).
Quickly blanche the fish in boiling water.
Marinate fish in the lime juice in the refrigerator at least half an hour.
Add remaining ingredients.
Toss well and serve. Use a slotted spoon and hour hand to squeeze out the juice but leaving the ceviche moist.
If you wish, lightly drizzle with olive oil.

Fresh Water Ceviche Recipe - Chef Gabriel Chavez

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:32:00 -0700

A few fortunate souls joined Chef Gabriel Chavez at Seattle’s premier italian restaurant Cantinetta for a mexican pop-up dinner and ceviche class. Gabriel was kind enough to share a couple of his family’s recipes.

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds of fresh-water fish (e.g Tilapia)

1 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice

1 teaspoon dry oregano

2 jalepeno peppers - finely diced

1 red onion - diced

1 pound of hominy

Salt & pepper to taste

Olive Oil (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Dice the fish (approximately 1/2-inch dice).
Marinate fish in the lime juice and dry oregano in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
Stir every half an hour.
Add remaining ingredients.
Toss well and serve. Use a slotted spoon and hour hand to squeeze out the juice but leaving the ceviche moist.
If you wish, lightly drizzle each serving with olive oil.

Chef Gabriel sharing his ceviche secrets.

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:52:20 -0700

Chef Gabriel sharing his ceviche secrets.

We were on Table Talk on KKNW 1150 with Jamie Peha and Chef...

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:07:00 -0700

We were on Table Talk on KKNW 1150 with Jamie Peha and Chef Thierry Rautureau from Rover’s and Luc.

issaquahwa: I had a fantastic experience recently. I went on a...

Sat, 05 May 2012 11:40:38 -0700

issaquahwa:

I had a fantastic experience recently. I went on a Musical Plates food tour with White Moustache here in Seattle. We rode around on a bus with OK Sweetheart’s Erin Austin. She sang some songs and we tried some delicious food. I discovered that you can have good ribs in Seattle, fried pickles are delightful, there’s such a thing as a hot dog slider and it tastes about what you’d expect, my own macaroni and cheese is better than that of some pretty good chefs, homemade potato chips are a wonderful breakfast treat the next morning, Trophy Cupcakes are fantastic, and a brisket sandwich from a food truck can be exactly what you need at that moment in time to make everything right with the world.

Wow, that is quite a run on sentence. In honor of the gritty streets of Seattle (Ha!) I am leaving it exactly as is. Don’t tell Dr. Erickson, my college advisor and favorite English teacher. She would not approve, even if I am doing it on purpose and know better. I think it makes me sound a little like a detective in a 1940s dime store novel. I know I’m the only one who thinks that but it’s my blog and I get to indulge my own fantasies sometimes.

The greatest thing about the whole darn Musical Plates trip? Why it’s Bryce Lathrop, Mr. White Moustache himself. He’s knowledgable. He loves food and music. He’s funny. He carries a bottle of whiskey in a paper bag. Scratch that, he might have a bottle of whiskey in a paper bag if it’s legal. He is a great promoter and knows the Seattle scene of music and food.

I love the Pike Place Market. My parents pushed me in a stroller through the Market and we bought our produce there when I was a kid. The Market is not just for tourists but is a glittering gem on the crown of Seattle, I might even say that it’s the centerpiece of the table at a great banquet. I might say that but it’s just ridiculous hyperbole. The Market is a wonderful place for native, transplant, and even tourist (Is that a dig on tourists blocking my path while they take pictures? You can judge for yourself) but I don’t need a tour of the Market. There’s nothing on a tour for me to discover that I can’t do on my own and that I probably haven’t already.

What makes Bryce’s White Moustache tours so wonderful is that he’s taking me to new and interesting places, maybe even quirky places. It’s even better when they’re places that I have driven by and haven’t noticed.

All right, Tom Douglas makes great coconut cream pie already. I’ve had it. I’ve been to a class where he showed how to cook it. I have the recipe. I want and need to discover something new and interesting and that’s where Bryce comes in. He searches the mean streets of Seattle, from Ballard to the U District and beyond, to find interesting food and people with interesting stories. He tells their stories and you get to experience their food. Oh, and the food is good, too, and surprising, and unexpected, and unusual.

Join me on the tour in June. I can’t wait. It’s a bargain with lots of food, great stories, and wonderful entertainment from the band Local Strangers.

http://www.thelocalstrangers.com/

http://whitemoustache.com/musicalplates

What are you waiting for?

"If you want to just play tourist for a day, Bryce Lathrop, who runs my all-time favorite Seattle..."

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:13:14 -0700

“If you want to just play tourist for a day, Bryce Lathrop, who runs my all-time favorite Seattle food tour…”

- Seattle Magazine

Another Musical Plates for the record books.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:23:00 -0700

Another Musical Plates for the record books.

"…an affable dude who loves to spin a yarn."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:25:45 -0700

““…an affable dude who loves to spin a yarn.””

- Seattle Weekly’s Voracious

Musical Plates Returns to Wallingford - WallyHood

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:56:20 -0700

Musical Plates Returns to Wallingford - WallyHood

White Moustache Musical Plates - Yay Today!

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:54:00 -0700

White Moustache Musical Plates - Yay Today!:

"The fort we reached was beautiful, With works of custards thick, Beyond the loch. New butter was the..."

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:21:31 -0700

“

The fort we reached was beautiful,
With works of custards thick,
Beyond the loch.
New butter was the bridge in front,
The rubble dyke was wheaten white,
Bacon the palisade.

Stately, pleasantly it sat,
A compact house and strong.
Then I went in:
The door of it was dry meat,
The threshold was bare bread,
cheese-curds the sides.

Smooth pillars of old cheese,
And sappy bacon props
Alternate ranged;
Fine beams of mellow cream,
White rafters – real curds,
Kept up the house.

”

- King Cathal mac Finguine - Aislinge Meic Con Glinne Poem born of a vision of a world made of food.

Not only can they eat Seattle, Shannon & Greg G. are proof...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:23:23 -0700

Not only can they eat Seattle, Shannon & Greg G. are proof that kind, generous, and funny people live on Mercer Island.

Evening Magazine's Best Northwest Escapes

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:11:00 -0700

Evening Magazine's Best Northwest Escapes:

We’re currently running in 1st Place for Best Food Tour and 3rd Place for Best City Tour. Every email address is good for one ballot and you can vote for us in both categories. Please spend a couple of minutes and cast a vote for us. Vote here.

A couple dozen souls from GlaxoSmithKline volunteered at the...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:22:00 -0700

A couple dozen souls from GlaxoSmithKline volunteered at the Downtown Emergency Service Center baking cookies, hand-crafting cards, and hosting a rousing game of BINGO. Afterwards, we loaded the bus and ate Seattle together.

OK Sweetheart is playing Musical Plates

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:57:17 -0800

OK Sweetheart is playing Musical Plates:

The ultimate pairing of live independent music with our exclusive Seattle eating tour on wheels. Far from a tourist attraction, this is the most unique, authentic, intimate, and immersive exploration of Seattle’s rich food and music culture.

'Like' Us On Facebook - Eat For Free

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:40:40 -0800

'Like' Us On Facebook - Eat For Free:

‘Like’ White Moustache Urban Adventure Company and watch your pants get tight. We’re giving away $50 for Cantinetta to one lucky fan this week. Winner picked 3/16/2012.

2010 seems so long ago.

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:40:23 -0800

2010 seems so long ago.

"Had an amazing night exploring and savoring Seattle with White Moustache Urban Adventure Company...."

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:27:21 -0800

““Had an amazing night exploring and savoring Seattle with White Moustache Urban Adventure Company. Cannot recommend this enough!””

- @samread

WE HAVE A VINO WINNER!

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:05:00 -0800

Congratulations to Kate Muller of Green Lake for winning our Red Carpet Trivia. Her prize? A $30 gift certificate to spend with friends at Bottlehouse. Thanks for playing everyone!

Getting “cheeky” with Chef Wiley.

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:18:00 -0800

Getting “cheeky” with Chef Wiley.