Lucky for me, I come from a rogue background, no restaurant, a gypsy life of jumping cities and countries for several years now, and no more private chef jobs. Why is this good? Well it pushes me to come up of creative elements to encompass a specific vision of what I want to do. With [...]
V&A Dining Event from Roberto Cortez on Vimeo. Not too long ago, I had started working with one of the best tableware designers in the world. Her name is Katja Bremkamp. She had introduced me to another brilliant designer named Andreas Fabian. This trend started the domino effect that affected my culinary path. Next [...]
Ok, let’s start from the beginning. How much do I know about bartending? Uhhhh…almost nothing! If you ask me what is in a Pink Lady, Hairy Virgin, Gimlet or even a Blue Lagoon, my answer will always be the same; “Hell if I know”! So how did I get pulled into this late night world [...]
Its’ Salmon season! Let’s start there. The opportunity to search for new flavor possibilities that pair and express the beauty of salmon is endless. I really enjoy the texture and flavors of lox, home brined salmon and also long slow smoking. But which one to choose? Well it depends on what you want to do [...]
CR8 Dining Experimental from Roberto Cortez on Vimeo. For more information on dinner reservations click here
Spring is here and in all it’s edible glory. I have been spending a bit more time in nature discovering some new edible ingredients. It is important for a chef to stay close to this element. I have had the pleasure of learning about some new lemons, two different hybrids and a lemon called “sweet [...]
The beauty of the coming of Spring and living in Southern California are the great farmers markets. Whether on tuesday, wednesday or saturday, one is bound to discover a lovely edible that is true to the season and in full ripeness and swing. I was bombarded by a stall that had every color of carrot [...]
Upon eating at a high end restaurant in Los Angeles, I was flabbergasted to find 2 dishes on the menu. I proceeded to read it over and over again as if by doing this I would magically find that it was a figment of my imagination. I know these 2 dishes! I know of [...]
The things that I am taken by, are things that are unique, beautiful and strong. I have managed to pull talent from around the world to help me get my message across. Besides wonderful designers, I have met one extremely important person, Katarzyna Widmanska. She is a photographer from Krakow, Poland and quite possibly one of [...]
In the light of modern techniques, new textures, and centrifuge aromatic liquids, it is always important to sometimes look to the recipes of our culinary past. We should give them a new purpose and incorporate them into our cuisines. Puff pastry is something that I have worked on, studied, and experimented with new flavor [...]
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