Q&A with Ingrid Hoffman
Posted by Madeline Miller on Edible TV
Express participated in a quick Q and A with the Food Network’s Ingrid Hoffman. Here are a few excerpts:
» EXPRESS: Describe your cooking style.
» HOFFMANN: I’d say it’s multicultural Hispanic. People don’t realize that there are 22 Hispanic countries. I’m lucky enough to be a little bit of a mutt — I’m Colombian-born, but my Mom’s dad is Bolivian, and I lived in the Caribbean.
» EXPRESS: How does living in Miami affect what you whip up?
» HOFFMANN: I have a love affair going with the two cultures here, American and Latino. So, I’ll Latinize a burger, or put guava paste or tamarind on my barbecue.
» EXPRESS: What’s your fave recipe in the book?
» HOFFMANN: I make Caribbean salmon with barbecue sauce on top. Then I lay it on top of a bed of mango salsa. It’s modern, easy and really colorful.
» EXPRESS: What’s your home kitchen like?
» HOFFMANN: It has lots of light — it’s open with lots of glass. And I painted it a lavender color. I’ve also got incredible speakers in there — they probably blast my neighbors out. But I need music to cook! I light a candle and have a great time.
» EXPRESS: Any favorite gadgets?
» HOFFMANN: My lime squeezer. I love that thing, I use it every day. It’s almost like a good luck charm.
» EXPRESS: Any other culinary tools you can’t live without?
» HOFFMANN: I like anything with an engine, like an immersion blender or a kitchen torch. I love my torch — I burn the heck out of everything.
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This lady does nothing for me - watched her once or twice and decided that she, like Sandra Lee, was a waste of my time. Recipes are definitely nowhere near what a lot of the hispanic chefs in the Caribbean, Central and South America and, of course, Spain do.
She leaves a lot to be desired.