Nicos - Mexico City

so today I'm going to Nicko's a neighborhood restaurant it's on the list of Latin America's 50 best restaurants though you might not guess it from the outside una who's a friend of Bill Esparza's she's been an editor for Esquire Mexico and now she writes for timeout Mexico City so she knows her stuff and she says this is one of her favorite restaurants and this coffee is called cafe oh yeah oh yeah coffee from a pot this is one of the more elaborate coffee presentations I've ever seen isn't that beautiful we should say something even so it's not alcohol yeah it's delicious [Music] there are many recipes for waka Mali everyone has their own their own family recipe this is my family recipe I like anything tableside you will make the girl come on I will make it you like you can make it work on my hand this will be a public service if you can teach the world how to make perfect guacamole that's like first day don't use garlic garlic we use for salsas not for what come on okay never so you brought it out here just to show me not to you not to use it Ivan is lime juice lime juice is to avoid to get left Kamala black but if you are making a fresh guacamole you don't need it but we use olive oil just a little bit so see some diced tomatoes fresh green tea me jostle indeed I'm gonna say one tablespoon what it is alright even even for a Mexican it's too much oh so we'll use very little oh don't listen to me I'm not the chef but it's your recipe I want it your way if you do it my way people died probably yeah why don't in cilantro products you will mix it like a salad yes now you don't want to mush it do you were all never never mush never are you so Chucky style we're calling a jokey style yes it's it mixed enough for you perfect all right this looks homemade too yes Ketil Aikido was it good it's perfect olive oil it's like like a silky creaminess yes all the flavors so how many years have you had the restaurant by yourself 21 years 21 shoes we're working in other restaurants I was an architect first oh I only work for about one year and a half and I realized that my life was in the restaurant my family business so you grew up with this restaurant you're a child in this restaurant yes my parents started yeah almost 60 years ago my mother is still working here so what is this like working for your mother yeah it's interesting I can't imagine working for my mother just a very good professional yes she's always carrying it lovely but also she's the boss she tells you what to do yes nice to meet you you see the best one love your children yes yes you were cooking for how long cuantos anos de vacas anando in total there's a campusero isn't 60 60 years what was the most important lesson that you got one final extremist in court on register there are three there are more polar Camila good love that this is 19th century recipe it's called stop Alan Arthur in it's like a mystery of crepes and salsa yeah in shredded chicken oh really today it's so interesting how in different cultures you get variations of a thing like this is like a lasagna and it's delicious like lasagna and it feels like lasagna when you're eating it but it's not it's a per second dinner oh wow how are we all the next secret for traditional dessert Auntie Mame Pina a cocoa this is a dessert that was made at the convent companies yes these are penniless yes this pink by patient pine nuts endemic from Mexico all the way down yes yeah so there's cake underneath delicious delicious see your album la russa la gente hello they're mean and el pleito Corral empty she's happy if you like the food you finished empty empty plate she believes that you need to be happy too good for everyone else if you're not happy if you're feeling down if you're angry you better not answer yes if somebody similarities don't happy you have to

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Length: 6min 51sec (411 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 15 2019