Toloache

I just wanted to comment on another restaurant in New York City because it’s such a great city. Located in Greenwich Village, one of my favorite neighborhoods in New York, is a restaurant called Toloache. As New York City is expanding off the island and into the Queens and Brooklyn (more and more people will claim they live in New York when they really live in a suburb), Greenwich Village still represents the old New York City that has a certain charm to it.

Anyway- Toloache is owned by the Chef, Julian Medina. He also owns Yerba Buena and Yerba Buena Perry. He’s been creating Latin food for over fifteen years, but refined. Julian was inspired by his father and grandfather’s cooking growing up in Mexico City. He trained professionally at Hacienda de Los Morales and Les Celebrites in Mexico City’s Hotel Nikko. There he learned fine dining and French cuisine. He was elevated quickly and in 1996 met Chef Richard Sandoval. Sandoval was charmed with Julian’s vision and energy and invited him to work in New York City. Under Julian, his restaurant, Maya earned two stars from the New York Times. At that time Maya was one of the two Mexican restaurants written up in The New York Times. Julian wanted to continue to expand his skills and attended the French Culinary Institute during the day and worked at Maya at night. He was awarded “Best Final Project” in his graduating class at the French Culinary Institute. I have yet to try this place but it is on my list for my next visit to New York.

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