Chef Almir Da Fonseca http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com Almir Da Fonseca, Brazilian Cuisine Expert, Chef, Consultant, Culinary Educator and Lecturer, Caterer Mon, 13 May 2013 21:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Culinária Paraense – Coleção Sabores do Brasil http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2013/04/10/culinaria-paraense-colecao-sabores-do-brasil/ http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2013/04/10/culinaria-paraense-colecao-sabores-do-brasil/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:20:29 +0000 Almir Da Fonseca http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/?p=1537
by Paulo Martins

This book is a great source of inspiration for me and many chefs in Brazil. The  late Chef Paulo Martins was a pioneer in the cuisine of the state of Pará, one of the most beautiful regions washed by the amazing Amazon River. Chef Martins the creator and the inspiration for the “Ver-O-Peso Festival” (Festival Ver-O-Peso da Cozinha Paraense) a gastronomical festival that takes place in the city of Belém every year. Last year (’12) I had the honor to be invited and to participate in this festival, cook a benefit dinner with a group of incredibly talented chefs from all over Brazil, teach classes, do some demonstrations, and most importantly learn more about the wonderful cuisine of Pará.

This book is a collection of Chef Martins great recipes and a insight to his passion and teaching of his cuisine of heritage. A great introduction to the cuisine, the very unique ingredients and the gastronomical life that exist only on the border of the Amazon River.

An amazing family that continues to protect his culinary legacy and continue to organize the festival each year. The festival of 2013 is coming up soon and with a great appreciation to Chef Paulo and the Martins family is my honor to have this book as my website’s first “Book of the month” in 2013.

Enjoy.

Chef Almir

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“Revista: Leal Moreira”

“In the restaurant of the CIA, I cut my meat, I make my own sausages. The goal is to have minimal waste in everything we do: from breads to desserts, bacon, chorizo ​​and sausages. We teach students in class exactly what I do in practice and in the kitchen, ” Almir explains.

Almir also says that the school has its own garden and orchard. “Every three months I make an appointment with the gardeners to plant what I want to serve in my next menu. We use what comes from organic farms near the CIA. We prioritize ‘local and sustainable,’ respecting crops. And when the season ends in a particular ingredient, we serve other things.”

“Cooking in a sustainable manner is perhaps the best way to protect products that are wonderful, and are, little by little, disappearing … or worse, are being grown or reared fast and full of chemistry in order to meet the market need quickly – and that’s not good” he argues.
 

Read the full article & recipe…

Original in Portuguese

Translated to English

]]> http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2013/03/21/made-in-brazil/feed/ 0 2013 lots of new photos and news coming up soon. http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2013/01/28/2013-lots-of-new-photos-and-news-coming-up-soon/ http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2013/01/28/2013-lots-of-new-photos-and-news-coming-up-soon/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:31:24 +0000 Almir Da Fonseca http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/?p=1451 We are working on new posts, photos, recipes and more, all coming up soon. Happy new year and keep on cooking and checking us out. Flavor Source / Fonte Sabor Gastronomy will be very busy this year, and I will share all with you. Thank you for your support in 2012, and look forward to 2013.

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]]> http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/09/15/heirloom-tomato-festival/feed/ 0 The Brazil Project needs a ghost writer http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/07/29/the-brazil-project-needs-a-ghost-writer/ http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/07/29/the-brazil-project-needs-a-ghost-writer/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:02:55 +0000 Almir Da Fonseca http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/?p=1441 Hello everyone, after twenty four plus years researching and studying the cuisines of my home country “Brazil”, traveling all regions, tasting the foods, documenting the ingredients and techniques, photographing the beautiful dishes, places, people and ingredients, I have collected what I call “The Brazil Project”Brazil and it’s cuisine and gastronomy as I see it, a Brazilian born, cook, chef, instructor and researcher, and now I need someone to help me put all together. If you know anyone qualified, serious, with a good sense of timing, organization, and great writing skills and a quality to tell a great story, I would love to hear about it. Contact me at chafalmirdafonseca.com or flavorsourcecatering@hotmail.com. Thanks, Chef Almir

]]> http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/07/29/the-brazil-project-needs-a-ghost-writer/feed/ 0 A quick visit to Guatemala http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/06/10/a-quick-visit-to-guatemala/ http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/06/10/a-quick-visit-to-guatemala/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:36:13 +0000 Almir Da Fonseca http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/?p=1439 Just came back from beautiful Guatemala. I was working on a restaurant project, and am looking forward to go back there soon and work some more. A great country and great food community.

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]]> http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/04/23/going-to-slovakia/feed/ 0 Ver-O-Peso Festival in Belem, Para, Brazil http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/04/11/ver-o-peso-festival-in-belem-para-brazil/ http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/2012/04/11/ver-o-peso-festival-in-belem-para-brazil/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:56:02 +0000 Almir Da Fonseca http://ChefAlmirDaFonseca.com/?p=1434 This festival, a great creation by the late and very respected Chef Paulo Martins, designed to show case the amazing cuisine of the State of Para on the Amazon River. The ingredients, the techniques of cookery, the local produce and amazing fruits. This is its 10th year, and a huge list of chefs has been invited to perform presentations, dinners and lectures. I am one of the chefs. I will be cooking a dinner with chefs Akex Atala, Thiago Castanho, Andre Saburo and more, we will also work a dinner called “Jantar das Boieiras” where a native indigenous chef cooks a dish and the guest chefs create a newer dish utilizing the ingredients as an inspiration. I am in rout and will be there soon.

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