Episode 551: Toro Bravo
February 6, 2015
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This week it’s a very private look at the restaurant business with chef John Gorham of Toro Bravo in Portland, Ore., the duo from The Perennial Plate take us into the jungles of Mexico for an inside view of cacao, we look at the history and origins of culinary diplomacy, and get a lesson in Italian pasta from the author of Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
February 7, 2014 (originally aired)
February 6, 2015 (rebroadcast)
Recipes and stories from this episode
- John Gorham: Amid family dysfunction, finding solace in restaurant work
- You are probably doing it wrong: How to eat pasta like an Italian
- Hot sauce: 'If it's only about heat, what's the point?'
- The secret to cacao farming in Mexico: Tell the trees you love them
- Little French Fudge Cakes
- Apricot Glazed Tabasco Wings
- Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Sherry Cream
- Bolognese Meat Sauce