Yerba Buena Perry- Cocina Latina
1 Perry Street @ Greenwich Avenue (off 7^th Ave)
Sunday, November 29^th
5:30 pm optional drinks, 6:30 pm dinner
$77  3-course, glass of wine, tax and tip
$68 no wine

Julian Medina, chef-owner of Toloache, Yerba Buena, Yerba Buena Perry, Toloache Taqueria and Coppelia, worked at Hacienda de Los Morales and Les Celebrites, in Mexico City’s Hotel Nikko in the 90’s, where Chef Richard Sandoval discovered him. So impressed was Chef Sandoval, that he insisted Chef Medina move to NYC where he appointed him ‘Chef de Cuisine’ of Maya. Eventually, Chef Medina became Corporate Chef for ALL of Richard Sandoval’s Mexican restaurants and opened and created the entire menu for Pampano. Chef Medina has also been Executive Chef at Sushi Samba, Zocalo, is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and appeared on ‘The Iron Chef.” Upon opening Yerba Buena, New York Magazine named it one the best restaurants of the year. Zagat rated 22, stating, “Chef Medina delivers delectable, inventive Pan-Latin fare in a hot spot that stirs up a 1950’s Cuba. Yerba Buena Perry transports guests to an exclusive club in Havana with a feel that is retro, yet chic and sophisticated.” NY Mag says, “Julian Medina adds Yerba Buena Perry to the portfolio that already includes one of the best restaurants in the Village, as well as Toloache.” Michelin guide says, “Yerba Buena Perry transports you to a South American paradise with Latin-inspired dishes. A longtime favorite, Executive Chef Julian Medina, mambos himself through the kitchens of not one, but six different restaurants, and this ‘oh so mighty restaurant’ takes the cake. Mixing Cuban Chilean, Peruvian and Mexican influences, the upscale Medina delivers a signature flavor where even familiar dishes have unexpected flair.”