A chef once told me that you have to go into a kitchen naked. Do you share that opinion?
Yes; from the very start, when you first go in, you have to dress yourself inside the kitchen. You have to dress yourself with knowledge. The kitchen is like a jealous woman. You have to pay her constant attention. You have to pamper her, because if not, she’ll burn your things. You have to give her a lot of love, a lot of affection, and try to give it your all for every meal. You have to be quite creative to do cooking in Cuba.
Lamb ribs
Ingredients (for two people)
young lamb ribs / 10
cloves of garlic / 3
onion chopped into large cubes / ½
salt and pepper
tablespoons of olive oil / 2
ripe tomato / 1
small branch of fresh rosemary / 1
Iván Rodríguez López (diciembre, 1970).
Graduado de la escuela de cocina Sergio Pérez en 1994. Trabajó 12 años en el restaurante La Ferminia. Fue chef del restaurante La Gloria Cubana, en Portugal, donde además obtuvo premio en comida tradicional. Trabajó en el Gato Tuerto y La Fontana. Fundador del restaurante Castropol en La Habana. Hace tres meses, con el chef Justo, abrió su propio negocio: Iván chefs Justo.
