Happy, healthy and prosperous 2008 to everyone! I am currently trying out Aida's Pork Loin recipe today and while waiting, came across Daisy Martinez of daisycooks.com (http://www.daisymartinez.com/cgi-bin/blog/) who I believe is Puerto Rico's answer to Martha Stewart sans the home decorating skills.
Her blog talks about a Colombian restaurant in Astoria called Nativo (please see previous post):
"This past September, I visited a Colombian restaurant, Nativa, in Astoria, NY, where I was served a side dish of boiled potatoes dressed in an aromatic béchamel sauce that had been enhanced with shallots, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, and scallions, called Papas a la Crema. After the first bite, I knew that this was a recipe that was going to find itself into the Daisy kitchen, and it really fits the “cozy, comfort food” bill. At Nativa, the Papas a la Crema were served with a grilled meat platter that was unbearably delicious, but enough to feed a family of four (for an in depth blog review of Nativa, see Boriqua Blog)."
Has anyone been there? If not, anyone interested in trying this out one weekend in February? Say February 16, 2008? Let your PocoNews editor know by email.
