re: La Reyna Latin Restaurant

awesome.

when you hit baton rouge let me know. hopefully ill be in town and have an eating contest.

sounds like a plan my man.

definitely. the Jose Andres place is next Sunday. I know sunday....but Friday and Saturdays were booked into July.

I'll check it out, and if as good as advertised we can work something out.

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I would like to try this place out, even though I am sure the sodium content is way too high for me,

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you might be shocked. Depending on what you order some latin/central/mexican dishes can be pretty moderate on that front....and some downright fresh tasting. I am talking authentic stuff....not the typical gringo shite smothered in tons of cheap cheese.

Oh, on the spanish food front. If you head to NYC any time soon let me know. One of my best friends is leaving Blue Smoke to go cook at a modern spanish called The Mercat (i think that's the name?). He could surely arrange some type of tasting/VIP deal. Dude KNOWS his shite. Filipino upbringing, classically french trained, and is a pork fanatic. Weird combo, but it works.

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Dude KNOWS his shite. Filipino upbringing, classically french trained, and is a pork fanatic. Weird combo, but it works.

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Sounds like a match made in heaven.

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frick yeah coonass. I need to really back into some from of working out hard again before i challenge you in an eating contest. If i'm not in prime shape, there is no point. I am certain we would be asked to leave a buffet.

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Coonass is a pretty in-shape dude, with his metabolism he'd probably burn off a steak dinner on the walk back to his car.

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But seriously, I would like to try this place out, even though I am sure the sodium content is way too high for me, I can handle it for one meal.

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This place really doesn't overdo seasoning like some Mexican places. I'm sure the beef soup a lot of people get for lunch has some salt in it, but it's really not noticeable in the dishes I order. You can order the fish filet with grilled veggies, and tell her exactly how you want it prepared.

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I think Im going to make alcapurrias tonight.

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What do you stuff yours with?

If I make Florida-style papas rellenas sometime soon, you're more than welcome to come enjoy some (just bring something along).

BR needs a Caribbean diner in the worst way.

Enjoyed the Adobo today: juicy beef stew in a red tomato spicy sauce, served with rice and beans and tortillas on the side. Order of tostones, and the homemade pineapple tropical drink.

Whole meal was incredible as always, I usually get the maduros instead of tostones, but they were perfect.

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what are tostones and maduros ?

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Different ways to cook plantains.

Tostones are green plantains, mashed and fried with oil and served 'salty' or with adobo or mojo.

Maduros are ripe plantains, sliced and pan-fried, usually dry-not using as much oil (i like them a little crusty) and are sweeter tasting.

You can also make Tostones out of panapen, or breadfruit.

Both ways of cooking plantains are staples of the caribbean/latinamerican diet.

eta damn im hungry now i think i'll make some tostones tomorrow for dinner to go along with my left over alcapurrias lol.