The MEXICO Report
On Thursday, May 5, Chef Gabriel Sanchez Gomez will share his love and passion for traditional Mexican and Mestizo cuisine at Ajua Maya Restaurant with authentic recipes and ingredients from Puebla including the famous Mole Poblano.
Ajua Maya will be donating 10% of their sales this night to Angel Notion, AC, a non-profit medical clinic serving the needy in Playa del Carmen and the communities along the Mayan Riviera. Services at the clinic include psychological counseling, dentistry, Pediatrics, Language Therapy, Orthopedics, Optometry, Nutritional Therapy and Ultrasound, medical care, surgery, education, and dental care along with many specialties and alternative medicines.
Angel Notion provides disabled children in Playa del Carmen with customized medical attention and rehabilitation, specialized treatment and surgery, seminars on Life Skills to promote independence in day-to-day living and enhance opportunity for job placement. The foundation also facilitates special Medical Missions to provide special surgeries for cleft palate and other birth abnormalities.
Angel Notion, Playa del Carmen
Born in the state of Puebla, Chef Gabriel Sánchez Gómez and was raised with a passion for food, flavors, Mexican markets and traditional Mexican cuisine. As a young child he spent a great deal of time in the abundant Mexican marketplace, where his single mother worked to support her family.
They had few resources however, his mother would save a few pesos each and every day until she had enough to purchase the best meat, produce and spices and some of the more expensive Mexican delicacies such as Huitlacoche (corn truffles). She showed him how to carefully select the finest quality ingredients available and taught him traditional recipes and cooking techniques passed down from generation to generation. At the tender age of 5, he was often left to care for his younger brothers while his mother worked. She would prepare a meal in advance and leave it for Gabriel to reheat and serve.
Even at this young age, he would taste her dishes and then add his own combination of spices and condiments to adjust the flavors for himself and his younger brothers! From this time on, he knew he was destined to be a Chef!
This Thursday, May 5, Chef Gabriel will share his love and passion for traditional Mexican and Mestizo cuisine. Don’t miss this opportunity to sample the authentic recipes and ingredients of Puebla including the famous Mole Poblano.
Appetizers Chalupas Poblanas Quesadillas with Flor de Calabaza & Mashed Peas Entrees Pipián Verde Mole Poblano Goat Cheese Stuffed Chipotle Dessert Cornbread with Rompope Sauce & Vanilla Ice Cream Mexican Rice Pudding Mariachis – 7 pm – 8 pm Salsa Band – 8 pm – 10 pm Rock n Roll Band – 10 pm – midnight
Ajua Maya is located on Calle 4 between Avenidas 5 and 10. Reservations are recommended.
Call (local #) 984 803 1118 or email fun@ajuamaya.com.
Co-Sponsors for this event are La Clínica Sacbe, City Club, Corona, y Libertad de Accesibilidad, AC.
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