A local mom, who specialises in cooking Mexican dishes and home-baked pastries, is offering knowitall.ch readers the chance to win one of her delicious chocolate cakes!
Having tasted one of Gabriela’s deliciously moist chocolate cakes, Know-it-all passport editor, Lisa Cirieco, was intrigued to try her Mexican homemade tortilla soft tacos with salsa verde sauce, as well as homemade chipotle sauce that looks like chutney, so has no hesitation in recommending her services to our readers!
Asked how she came to be so passionate about cooking, Gabriela told knowitall.ch, "I come from a Mexican family where food is very important. My mum was a very proud cook and taught us how important it was to gather friends and family around delicious food."
She continued, "After retiring from the United Nations, I looked for activities to continue being active in life; I started drawing zentagle-inspired designs and have even presented my work at different venues including the Espace-Santé in Bellevue, Geneva! However, my lifelong passion for cooking was nurtured again when I started to prepare typical Mexican food for my son's business, promoting artisanal Tequila (Tequila Villalpando). Things snowballed from there and, before I knew it, clients were asking me to bake pastries and cakes for them too!"
Gabriela's clients are mainly from Geneva and surrounding areas. She has supplied food for big events catering up to 200 people, as well as local cafés looking for home-baked goods to offer their customers. Her most popular requests range from appetizers such as tacos, and tamales, through to tortillas and whole Mexican meals for 6 to 12 people. Prices average around Fr. 30.-/person for a 3-course meal (6 person minimum). For those with a sweet tooth, she prepares cakes, pies, and cookies.
To give yourself a chance of winning one of Gabriela's chocolate cakes, just fill in this form and let us know what type of sauce Gabriela makes that looks like chutney. Please note that the winner will need to collect the cake from Gabriela's home in Bellevue, Geneva.
Only one entry per person and per email is allowed. The competition closes at midnight on Tuesday, 6 December 2016. The names of all those submitting correct answers will be placed into the digital hat and the winner’s name drawn at random on Wednesday, 7 December 2016. The winner will be notified by email and his/her name will be added to this article after the competition closes.
If you have a special event coming up, big or small, or just fancy a Mexican night in with friends, please contact Gabriela directly at the email address below.
Gabriela Mendiola
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079 463 5269
