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My sincerest hope is for all Salvadoreños to be able to enjoy their own country as freely as I did as a dumb tourist β€οΈπ₯
Side note: I'm offering a 15% discount to all members of the worldwide Latina belt as a token of my appreciation. If you don't fall into this category, I'll also be offering this discount to anyone who can tell me by experience what proper pupusa eating etiquette is π«‘
#mesakita #globalmajority #bipoc #diasporakid #thirdculturekid #privatechef #wlw #elsavador

Hiiiiiiii it was my birthday yesterday so I wanted to come back and start posting. More to come with specials for everyone celebrating something this month π
#mesakita #bipoc #wlw #gemini #diasporakid #thirdculturekid #privatechef

Little recap of my most recent chefs tasting dinner..hit me up if you’re interested π€
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Brown butter naan & charred marinated sungold tomatoes
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Kombu braised beets, ahi tuna, pickled ginger, dabu dabu
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Truffle Chawanmushi, thousand layer potato, garlic lace tuille, ikura
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Birria stuffed squash blossom, fire roasted yellow corn, radish, consomé
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Squid ink pasta, crispy shiso, garlic chips, ikura
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Xinjiang spice crusted lamb, sweet potato puree, braised fennel, kecap manis
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Roasted Dry Aged Ribeye, truffle soubise, patty pan squash, green peppercorn au poivre
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Jasmine tea Szechuan peppercorn tapioca, candied Meyer lemon, bee pollen, seed tuille
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Flan, honey caramelized phyllo, poached peach, sour cherry sauce, dark chocolate
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#mesakita #diasporakid #thirdculturekid #privatechef #tastingmenu #eatlocal #dmvfoodie #dmv #foodie #eatlocal #montgomerycounty #moco #bipoc #lgbtq

What if we all just gave each other tasting menus as gifts?
You can never go wrong with food π«ΆπΌ
#mesakita #diasporakids #thirdculturekid #kuliner #foodie #eatlocal #montgomerycounty #moco #bipoc #lgbt

A dinner I did not too long ago..hit me up π«ΆπΌ
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•sourdough, onion soubise and lemongrass oil
•compressed peach and green tomato, grilled corn, seed tuille, dabu dabu water, scallion oil
•roasted artichokes, grilled gooseberries, onion soubise, mushroom crumble
•grilled and marinated octopus, black garlic balsamic, olives, bresaola
•potato crusted cod, birria braised fennel, watermelon radish, chive oil
•ribcap Konro bakar Makassar, spiced sweet potato purée, charred shishito and corn, basil, shallots, peanuts and kecap manis
•mango sago, crunchy strawberry, mint
•olive oil cake, dark chocolate ganache, pistachio, sesame, stone fruit yuzu purée
#mesakita #diaspora #thirdculturekids #kuliner #foodie #smallbusiness #bipoc #lgbt

This is my version of #rujak..a sweet savory sour kind of any time “salad” with textures from underripe, raw and soft ripe fruits and vegetables with tamarind, Javanese palm sugar, chilies, peanuts and typically fermented shrimp paste..but I used lacto fermented chilies in place of it for the #vegan people out there, I got y’all ππΌ
#cutelittlesalad #shecuteorwhateva #indonesianfood #spicy #sweet #mesakita #diasporachildhood #diasporakids #thirdculturekid #kuliner

Mesa Kita is about the culmination of life, culture and the food around around us. I wholeheartedly believe that food is essential to life, love and happiness. Memories of sharing a meal at the table with loved ones are always the ones we hold dear. Mesa Kita is an experience we can celebrate together.
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Growing up, I knew I’d always be different. I sought out connecting, feeling like I could relate, and community or belonging in every way I could. Fast forward through all my identity crises, here I am identifying with almost every underrepresented acronym there is.
With Mesa Kita, I want to create a sense of togetherness where I feel it’s easy to play out differences. I’ve cooked everywhere from stadium concession stands to Michelin starred restaurants. I don’t have a “specialty” or “cuisine” that I “do”. Good food shouldn’t be inaccessible or exclusive to one setting..