Past Events

Pig Island 2013- a success! Everyone pigged out.

Pig Island 2013- a success! Everyone pigged out.

                                                                                                                                                                 One happy me and one stuffed pig Lame intro I know but how can I resist it?  But Pig Island 2013 was a huge success and everyone loved my Isthmian-style stuffed 200-pound pork that I served.  It was quite... (Continue reading)

Oaxacan Whole Hog with Tyson Ho and me.

Oaxacan Whole Hog with Tyson Ho and me.

Photo by: David A. Powell When  my good buddy, Jimmy Carbone of Jimmy’s No. 43, invited me  to take part in Pig Island, his yearly paean to pigs, hogs, swine, pork or whatever you call the animal that yields what... (Continue reading)

Reading from Food from my Heart

Reading from Food from my Heart

        This text was taken from several parts in Food from my Heart  that I had reprinted by amazon and a kindle edition will soon be ready.   Before I knew better I used to open this... (Continue reading)

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Carmela’s House

Carmela's House

  We walked into Carmela’s house in Casas Grandes and stepped back into the time of my youth.  Her radiant smile welcomed us, she was dressed to the nines in a turquoise Mexican  flowing outfit that she favors these days... (Continue reading)

Retablo Auction New Additions – WOW!

Retablo Auction New Additions - WOW!

Straight from Tepic, Nayarit via DSL this marvelous retablo by my dear friend, Pedro Luis de Aguinaga arrived this morning.  Artist, writer, raconteur, boulevadier, brilliant and cunning at observing and commenting on people and situations and, most importantly, loyal friend... (Continue reading)

Barbara Sibley’s Corn Retablo

Barbara Sibley's Corn Retablo

Everything that Barbara does is always beautifully thought out and picture perfect.  She is a woman of many talents and interests.  An artist, a poet, a chef, and a supportive friends. Barbara Sibley is the owner and chef of the... (Continue reading)

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Concordia Cemetery Retablo by Victoria Munro

Concordia Cemetery Retablo by Victoria Munro

    Victoria Munro was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1975. She has spent the last thirteen years working between Auckland, New Zealand and New York, USA. During this time she has exhibited her photographic and sculptural works internationally... (Continue reading)

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Mano a Mano benefit September 27

Mano a Mano benefit September 27

Please join me in this celebration.  la Restaurant reunion.... (Continue reading)

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El Moco – by Rene Maynez

El Moco - by Rene Maynez

Rene Maynez  is a multimedia artist from the El Paso, Texas/Juarez Chihuahua area with a wicked sense of humor. His photoshopped photograph collages are amazing www.renemaynez.com and vary from kitschy  to ethereal.  He did this partly as a joke and... (Continue reading)

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Julio Granados – Retablo to Miss Saint Rosa de Lima

Julio Granados - Retablo to Miss Saint Rosa de Lima

    The first time I met Peruvian graphic artist, Julio Granados, was when he walked in the door of my house clutching a package wrapped in a brown plaid flannel cloth.  My friend Norberto Bogard of the very informative... (Continue reading)