With their talent, strength and sensitivity, women have conquered more and more space in professional kitchens.
More and more often, women have conquered their well-deserved space in professional kitchens. The challenges are many. They range from hard work, with tasks such as carrying a lot of weight and spending hours and hours in the hot atmosphere of a kitchen, to the double shift, which involves looking after children and the home, but we agree that this is a reality of the women who occupy the labor market in general. In spite of everything, the fact is that women have lent their talent, willpower and sensitivity to the management of restaurants. Next, check out some female-run addresses in the capital of Sao Paulo.
Although women have gained prominence around the world, gastronomy is still dominated by men. Proof of this are awards such as The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, an award that elects the best restaurants in the world. The most recent ranking, from 2021, has only three restaurants run by women among the top 50 in the world: 21st Hiša Franko, by chef Ana Ros? (Slovenia); the 46th Leone, by chef Leonor Espinosa (Colombia); and the 48th Atelier Crenn, by chef Dominique Crenn (USA).
Also on the list is chef Janaina Rueda, who runs the 17th A Casa do Porco (in fact, the only Brazilian on the list) together with her husband, chef Jefferson Rueda, as well as chef Pía León, who, together with her husband, chef Virgilio Martinez, directs the 4th Central (Peru) – and for the same award he won the award for best chef. The women of gastronomy also have a long way to go, but they get there.
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Led by chef Telma Shiraishi, the Japanese restaurant, with a branch at Japan House, offers a selection of Japanese dishes with a signature twist. The menu, which goes far beyond sushi and sashimi, based on seasonal fish, includes proposals such as gindara misoyaki (black cod marinated in miso and sake, served with mushrooms and vegetables, R $ 105) and udon dipped in broth based of dashi, soy sauce, sake, chives and seaweed (starting at R $ 70), which can be complemented with shrimp tempura (R $ 22). Omakase, a tasting menu presented by the chef (starting at R $ 250, five stages) is worth betting on.
Where is it: Al. Fernão Cardim, 39, Jardim Paulista. 2222-1176. 11:30 am / 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm / 10:00 pm (Sunday 11:30 am / 2:30 pm). Own deliveries and from iFood.
soul
Known for having represented Brazil in the world final of the Bocuse d’Or gastronomic competition in France, in 2017 the chef Giovanna Grossi brings together in her first restaurant the experience gained in that period and in restaurants abroad. The dishes on the menu were meant to be shared, like the perfect egg with toasted corn muslin and marrow crumbs (R $ 34), roasted green beans with black olive coulis, caramelized cashews and sheep’s cheese (R $ 34) ) and grilled octopus with roasted pumpkin purée, black pudding and hazelnuts (R $ 52).
The pudding mousse with caramel and lemon crunch (R $ 18) is one of the requests for dessert. The restaurant also offers a tasting menu (R $ 235 per person, with six stages).
Where is it: R. Vupubussu, 347, Pinheiros. 98181-5270. 12:00 / 15:00 and 19:00 / 23:00. Own and iFood deliveries.
Chou
Gabriela Barreto manages the intimate restaurant, in which she presents foods made with simple techniques, whose function is to enhance the quality of the ingredients. Among the dishes to share, the highlight is Vale do Paraíba’s artisanal caruncho pork rillette served on bread, pickles and mustard (R $ 14).
And from the grill, which is the heart of the restaurant, there are suggestions such as the leg and leg with organic fennel seeds, paprika and black pepper (R $ 52). Among the desserts, the highlight is the dulce de leche flan served with whipped cream (R $ 29).
Where is it: R. Mateus Grou, 35, Pinheiros. 3083-6998. 19:00 / 23:00 (Saturday 13:00 / 16:30 and 20:00 / 23:00 closed Sun and Mon). Delivery by Goomer and Rappi.
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Located near Largo da Batata, the restaurant named after chef Cafira Foz has the entire team (except one partner) made up of women.
The menu, inspired by the childhood memories of the chef, born in Ceará and raised in Piauí, brings together suggestions such as the sun-dried meat paçoca served with baião de dois, plantain and coalho cheese (R $ 69) and kimchi rice from countryside (made from green and purple cabbage, carrots, chilli and babassu oil) with sun-dried meat sausage and eggs (R $ 59). For dessert, the tip is filhós, made with fried sweet pastry flavored with amburana, dulce de leche and cajá syrup (R $ 24).
Where is it: R. Cardinal Arcoverde, 2773, Pinheiros. 12:00 / 15:30 and 19:00 / 23:15 (Sat. 12:00 / 23:15. Sun. 12:00 / 18:00). Delivery of Rappi and iFood.
Hands
Under the command of the award-winning chef and judge of Masterchef Brasil (broadcast by Band TV), Helena Rizzo, the contemporary restaurant features a cuisine that combines technique and emotional memory. All of this added to the full Brazilian ingredients, most of which were sourced from small producers. And
while the fish of the day served on banana leaf with Uarini flour, fresh coconut, plantain sauce with tucupi and chilli (R $ 105) and the calamari ramen with peas, black garlic, crispy rice and ham broth (R $ 80) ) are ordered from the à la carte menu, dishes such as chayote, pollen, cambuci and crayfish is one of the suggestions that appear, from time to time, on the tasting menu (from R $ 390, five-step menu).
Where is it: R. Joaquim Antunes, 210, Jardim Paulistano. 97473-8994. 12:00 / 15:00 and 19:30 / 23:00 (Saturday 13:00 / 16:00 and 19:30 / 23:00. Sun 13:00 / 16:30). Delivery by iFood.
Tordesillas
Considered a reference when it comes to Brazilian cuisine, chef Mara Salles celebrates cuisine from the north to the south of the country on the menu of her restaurant, which has been operating in the city of Sao Paulo for over three decades.
The front panel, for example, is a selection of appetizers that includes suggestions such as prawn pastel and the wrong dumpling (which got its name from a mistake in the kitchen), made with cassava and Mantiqueira cheese (R $ 52, serves two people). Other options include shrimp bobó served with acaçá (rice delight) and palm oil farofa (R $ 89), barrado (beef cooked for 10 hours in a sealed clay pot) with grilled plantain and cassava flour (R $ 79, per person), plus cupuaçu chocolate pavé (R $ 29).
Where is it: Al. Tietê, 489, Jardins. 3107-7444. 12:00 / 15:00 and 19:00 / 23:00 (Sat. 12:00 / 17:00 and 19:00 / 23:00. Sun. 12:00 / 17:00. Closed from Monday to Wednesday) . Own deliveries and from iFood.
Source: Terra
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