Kitchen Window Meet the People Behind Your Food
A multipart interview profile follows a young baker and server juggling roles at Tip Top Cakes Cobble Hill and Caucho. She details family baking roots in Barbados and Iowa, training at Kirkwood, and early line cook work at Pullman. She aims to own a small shop and move toward fine dining, while learning languages in spare time and planning future moves to Chicago or abroad.
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Tulsa
Barbados
Towa
Caribbean
Iowa
Kirkwood’s
Pullman
Cobble Hill
Caucho
Chicago
Spain
Italy
Meringue Cookies Recipe From Savannah Simmons
Savannah Simmons shares gluten free meringue cookies with detailed mixing steps from egg whites to powdered sugar. The method covers whipping, folding, piping, and baking at 200 degrees for about an hour, plus optional flavoring and frosting ideas.
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Savannah Simmons
Caucho Par TAY Anniversary Kicks Off Friday Night
Caucho Par-TAY marks its first anniversary with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff at Cedar Rapids restaurant. The kitchen will stay open until 11:30 p.m. with door prizes hourly and drink specials. DJ Expreso Ritmo spins at 9 p.m. and a toast is planned for 10 p.m. Reservations are optional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibbetts
Caudho
Andy
Carrie
Qual
Cedar Rapids
Expreso Ritmbo
Rain forest to table: Ecuador chef highlights Amazon flavors
Ecuadorian chef Mauricio Acuna and Kamilla Seidler lead a rain forest to table movement supported by Canopy Bridge and Wildlife Conservation Society. The campaign links indigenous farmers with buyers at Quito restaurants, promoting biodiversity, local income, and national culinary identity amid Amazon threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Quito
Amazon
Marta Echavarria
Quito-based
Canopy Bridge
Echavarria
Mauricio Acuna
Kamilla Seidler
Latin America
Amar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Forest Trends
Acuna
Spain
France
Peru
Brazil
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Ingredi
Nevada
Amazon Rain Forest
Andean Mountains
Galapagos Islands
Petroamazonas
Yasuni National Park
World Wildife Fund
John Preissing
United Nations
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tip Top
Tve
Alison
Gowans
Thegazette
Spe
Rebecca F. Miller
the Gazette
Tip Top Cakes
Coralville
Simmons
Cabble Hill
Caudha
Kirkwood Community College
Savannah
Gazette
Amargarita
New Bohemia
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