Calle Latin Cuisine- Fernando Castillo

In this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas Podcast, we’re in Fayetteville at Calle Latin Cuisine interviewing chef Fernando Castillo. But before we hear from him?!?!

FOOD NEWS!!

• Onyx will open a shared space in the Fayetteville Square, and they’ll be serving much more than drinks.
• Brightwater officially opens its artisanal butchery program and butcher shop. We’ll hear from Butchery Instructor Travis McConnell.
• Mermaids has locked in a new spot in Rogers. We’ll tell you where that is.
• Roll and Fold in Rogers has closed, but is open under a new concept.
• Ryn in Bentonville will do a documentary, and you can get involved.
• The Fat Chef MAY not be closing after all, but several things have to go right.
• They’re popping bottles at Tusker’s Tavern in Fayetteville

Calle Latin Cuisine in Fayetteville will be a year old in April. Owner and Executive Chef Fernando Castillo is originally from Puebla, Mexico, and at the age of 20, decided to move with a friend to New York- he’ll tell you why.

Also, why did he end up coming to Fayetteville from New York? It wasn’t as popular a destination in the early 2000’s.    

On the food side of things, he’ll talk about his influences, including stealing a recipe from his Ecuadorian wife. Kind of.

That’s in this edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.