Culinary School - Q6 Week 6 Latin

I guess I missed this week 6 class and had to write a restaurant review to make up for not having a journal entry.

Latin – Missed Journal

Restaurant Review - Pampas, Palo Alto

Pampas is a Brazillian Churascaria. I had the rodizio. That is the "meat buffet". The servers come around carrying skewers of different meats and carve you off a hunk. The rodizio is priced at $44. That includes all the meat you can eat, plus the unlimited side bar that consists of salads, pastas, cheeses, vegetables, and a bunch of other stuff.

This is a list of the meats.

Picanha traditional Brazilian cut of top sirloin seasoned with rock salt and olive oil
Cordeiro leg of lamb marinated with garlic and mint
Costela de Cordeiro lamb chop marinated with garlic and ginger
Lombo pork loin with coriander adobo
Medalhão com Alho tenderloin filet seasoned with garlic and herbs
Medalhão com Queijo tenderloin filet with parmesan
Maminha tri–tip seasoned with rock salt and olive oil
Frango chicken thighs marinated with smoked paprika and lemon
Frango Picante chicken legs marinated with garlic, chili peppers, and vinegar
Linguiça house-made Brazilian pork sausage
Abacaxi slow-roasted pineapple
Peru turkey breast wrapped in smoked bacon
Fraldinha skirt steak with onion-herb marinade
Coração de Frango marinated chicken hearts (available upon request)

The meats were all delicious! My favorite was the Picanha. So good! And, I even ate a chicken heart!

For dessert I had the Chocolate Torte. It was served with caramel ice cream and a toffee made with brazil nuts, and bacon. Yummy!

The best part of the night was after dinner. We got to go into the kitchen and meet Chef Nikki Baverso. She is the executive chef, at just 26 years old. That's about the coolest thing ever! She was so great explaining how things work and even said she would be happy to take some of us on for a stage!