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		<title>Wilo Hosts Own TV Show at Fox Latino</title>
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SAN JUAN, PR  (May 24, 2010)&#8211;    Foodies Rejoice!   Tuesday, June 1 at 8:30m will be the premier of the renowned chef Wilo Benet’s new TV Show dubbed “SABORES DE ENSUEÑO con Wilo Benet”,  in Utilísima Channel FOX Latino.  The show is [...]]]></description>
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<p>SAN JUAN, PR  (May 24, 2010)&#8211;    Foodies Rejoice!   Tuesday, June 1 at 8:30m will be the premier of the renowned chef Wilo Benet’s new TV Show dubbed “SABORES DE ENSUEÑO con Wilo Benet”,  in Utilísima Channel FOX Latino.  The show is based on recipes of his best-seller “Puerto Rico True Flavors”.  With an audience of 11 million people from Mexico to Argentina, including the United States, the show can be viewed in Puerto Rico in Onelink (Channel 171), on Direct TV (Channel 234) and in Dish TV.</p>
<p>Late last year Benet flew to Buenos Aires, where the Utilísima studios are located, and filmed 14 programs where he masterfully prepares 2 recipes in 25 minutes for each program for the TV audiences to enjoy.  “The program is designed for housewives and cooking enthusiasts that want to learn how to cook delicious, easy, fast and low budget recipes,” commented the talented chef.  “My goal is to take a little piece of Puerto Rico and sprinkle it around the world, with a lot of pride!” he concluded.</p>
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<p>“SABORES DE ENSUEÑO con Wilo Benet” does not only revolve around the kitchen world… Benet’s passions found a place to merge perfectly: Gastronomy, Photography and Music.  “I wanted to showcase, via my photography, art pieces of Gastronomic Impressionism, which I built based on the ingredients of each recipe,” Benet expressed.</p>
<p>Amongst the typical Puerto Rican recipes Benet skillfully showed how to prepare are Tostones, Arañitas, Mofongo de Plátano, Mofongo de Yuca, Asopao de Pollo, Piñón, Carne Frita, Fricasé de Pollo, Chillo Frito, Serenata de Bacalao, Arroz con Pollo and Arroz con Longaniza.</p>
<h2>SCHEDULE</h2>
<p>The first show will air on Tuesday, June 1 at 8:30am and a program will premiere for the following 13 weeks.</p>
<p>Weekly repetitions:</p>
<h3>MONDAY</h3>
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<li>2:30 AM</li>
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<h3>TUESDAY</h3>
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<li>8:30 AM</li>
<li>2:30 PM</li>
<li>1:30 AM</li>
<li>7:30 AM</li>
</ul>
<h3>WEDNESDAY</h3>
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<li>1:30 PM</li>
<li>7:30 PM</li>
<li>2:30 AM</li>
</ul>
<h3>THURSDAY</h3>
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<li>8:30 AM</li>
<li>2:30 PM</li>
<li>10:30 PM</li>
</ul>
<h3>FRIDAY</h3>
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<li>3:30 AM</li>
</ul>
<h3>SATURDAY</h3>
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<li>11:30 AM</li>
<li>10:00 PM</li>
</ul>
<h3>SUNDAY</h3>
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<li>10:00 AM</li>
<li>5:30 PM</li>
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<p>Wilo Benet is the chef and owner of Pikayo, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Payá and Varita. In May 2009, Benet stepped into the wine world with his DOBLEÚ wine, 100% Tempranillo grapes.  In 2007, he launched his cookbook, “Puerto Rico True Flavors”, offering more than 100 recipes, complimented by exceptional photography, inviting readers to follow his culinary journey. This best-seller was followed by his translation in Spanish, “Puerto Rico Sabor Criollo”.</p>
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		<title>Celebrate Mother&#8217;s Day at Varita</title>
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		<title>New Roast Beef Menu at Varita</title>
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		<title>El Nuevo Día: Cocina en dos pasos</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[02 Mayo 2010
Con eso en mente, Wilo Benet diseña un espacio y lo estrena con chocolate. Mira los vídeos
Por Eileen Rivera Esquilín / erivera1@elnuevodia.com
http://www.elnuevodia.com/cocinaendospasos-696158.html
Cuando estudió cocina aprendió la importancia de que el flujo de trabajo no se interrumpiera. Que su diseño permitiera que pudieras poner la compra en un lugar cerca de la puerta, que [...]]]></description>
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<h2>Con eso en mente, Wilo Benet diseña un espacio y lo estrena con chocolate. Mira los vídeos</h2>
<p>Por Eileen Rivera Esquilín / erivera1@elnuevodia.com</p>
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<p>Cuando estudió cocina aprendió la importancia de que el flujo de trabajo no se interrumpiera. Que su diseño permitiera que pudieras poner la compra en un lugar cerca de la puerta, que de ahí pudieras guardarla en las diferentes áreas de ‘storage’, que haya mucho espacio de ‘counter’ y que la estufa, nevera y fregadero estuviesen ubicados formando un triángulo.<span id="more-236"></span></p>
<p>&#8220;Normalmente tú cocinas de espaldas, das dos pasos y te viras para servir. Así que cuando estoy envuelto en el diseño de una cocina soy como un policía y estoy muy pendiente de que ésta funcionalidad se cumpla. Todo tiene que estar cerca, caminar de más te quita tiempo en el proceso. En las casas de hoy día, las cocinas tienen un rol protagónico. Son mucho más importantes, es a donde llega todo el mundo, los que cocinan y los que están compartiendo. Antes las cocinas eran escondidas, ahora es ‘entertaining’ y se trabaja partiendo de un diseño&#8221;, destaca el chef Wilo Benet.</p>
<p>Esto, minutos después de haber visto por primera vez el trabajo final de su diseño de cocina para los nuevos apartamentos Mirsonia en Condado. El proyecto surgió por la amistad que le une con Pedro y Jaime Marti, propietarios del inmueble.</p>
<p>&#8220;Es un diseño bien sencillo y minimalista. No estudié esto, pero siempre me vas a ver con libretitas y marcadores para hacer mis dibujitos. Me gusta hacer fotografías y quizás hasta me atreva a hacer una exposición. Pero volviendo al diseño, esta es la primera cocina comercial-residencial que hago y el proceso fue bien interesante. Ahora que la veo bien estoy bien complacido&#8221;, agrega el propietario de los restaurantes Payá, Pikayo y Varita.</p>
<p>Y la cocina había que estrenarla. Así las cosas, nos presenta dos recetas con chocolate, ingrediente que asegura es muy versátil en nuestra cultura.</p>
<p>&#8220;Un mole poblano con chocolate es espectacular. Y eso es sólo parte de lo que puedes conseguir con el chocolate. Por ejemplo, para la receta de ‘foie gras’ me inspiro en una de José Rey de Compostela. Fue la primera vez que lo probé y me encantó&#8221;, dice Benet.</p>
<h2>Tocineta y chocolate</h2>
<p><strong>Ingredientes</strong></p>
<p>• 4 tiras de tocineta</p>
<p>• 1 taza de chocolate ‘bitter’</p>
<p>• 1 cda. de vinagre de jerez</p>
<p>• 1 taza de retoños de zanahoria</p>
<p><strong>Procedimiento</strong></p>
<p>• Hornea las tiras de tocineta hasta que las mismas estén crujientes y separa a un lado hasta que las mismas estén a temperatura ambiente.</p>
<p>• Derrite el chocolate en un baño de María.</p>
<p>• Para armar la receta, coloca aproximadamente media cucharada de chocolate derretido sobre cada una de las tiras de tocineta.</p>
<p>• Sobre el chocolate, coloca algunos retoños y rocía con unas gotas de vinagre. Ahí la receta está lista para consumirse.</p>
<h2>Foie gras con chocolate</h2>
<p><strong>Ingredientes</strong></p>
<p>• 2 rebanadas de ‘foie gras’ fresco</p>
<p>• 1/2 plátano maduro cortado en ruedas de 1/2 pulgada de espesor</p>
<p>• 1 taza de chocolate ‘bitter’</p>
<p>• 1 cda. de canela molida</p>
<p>• 1 cda. de pollen de ‘fennel’</p>
<p>• sal gruesa y pimienta</p>
<p><strong>Procedimiento</strong></p>
<p>• Sazona las dos piezas de ‘foie’ con sal y pimienta.</p>
<p>• Derrite el chocolate en un baño de María.</p>
<p>• En un sartén de teflón a fuego medio alto, saltea el ‘foie’ hasta el término que desees.</p>
<p>• Añade las ruedas de amarillo y dora en la grasa del ‘foie’. Rocía con sal y pimienta en el proceso.</p>
<p>• Escurre los amarillos en una toalla desechable una vez estén listos.</p>
<p>• Para presentar, coloca los amarillos escurridos en el plato y el ‘foie’ sobre los mismos.</p>
<p>• Diseña una argolla con el chocolate derretido alrededor de estos y rocía con canela, oollen, sal gruesa y pimienta.</p>
<p>(El chocolate es Madagascar 64% Dark Chocolate. Producido con Cocoa Beans Trinitario/Criollo del área de Sambrigo-Ebene en Madagascar. Aproximadamente tiene un contenido de ‘cocoa butter’ de 35 a 40%, más un 35% de azúcar.)</p>
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		<title>Oceandrive: Pikayo, 20 años en ascenso</title>
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		<title>New York Times: Last-Minute Winter Getaways (Pikayo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Or drop your bags in Condado, at the newly mod Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza (866-317-8934;  condadoplaza.com). Rooms start at $199, and through March 31 guests booking the Winter Escapes Package for a two-night stay get breakfast for two, plus a $50 resort credit. It can go toward a meal at the homegrown celebrity [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8220;Or drop your bags in Condado, at the newly mod Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza (866-317-8934;  <a href="http://condadoplaza.com/" target="_">condadoplaza.com</a>). Rooms start at $199, and through March 31 guests booking the Winter Escapes Package for a two-night stay get breakfast for two, plus a $50 resort credit. It can go toward a meal at the homegrown celebrity chef Wilo Benet’s <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/caribbean-and-bermuda/puerto-rico/san-juan/50451/pikayo/restaurant-detail.html?inline=nyt-classifier">Pikayo</a>, which recently relocated to the hotel and has been luring diners to its communal table for lobster empanadas and bay scallop ceviche.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Read the full article at  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/travel/28getaways.html</p>
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		<title>Video: Behind the Scenes at Travel Channel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Travel Channel&#8217;s Endurance Travelers show
in Puerto Rico at Picayo Restaurant
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<p>in Puerto Rico at Picayo Restaurant</p>
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		<title>Puerto Rico’s new cuisine will have you at “hola”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For reviewer-praised, upscale San Juan dining, follow the foodies to Pikayo, a modern masterpiece in the Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza. Chef Wilo Benet invokes his Culinary Institute of America degree, his keep photographer’s eye and his inventor’s urge to mastermind dazzling, delectable dishes.
We’re talking empanadilla turnovers with truffle mojito sauce, risotto with chicharron (pork [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For reviewer-praised, upscale San Juan dining, follow the foodies to <a href="http://www.wilobenet.com/" target="_blank">Pikayo</a>, a modern masterpiece in the Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza. Chef <a href="http://www.wilobenet.com/" target="_blank">Wilo Benet</a> invokes his Culinary Institute of America degree, his keep photographer’s eye and his inventor’s urge to mastermind dazzling, delectable dishes.</p>
<p>We’re talking <em>empanadilla</em> turnovers with truffle mojito sauce, risotto with <em>chicharron</em> (pork cracklings), and a saffron-dusted update of the beloved local dish, <em>mofongo,</em> more or less a Puerto Rican matzoh ball made from green plantains and pork. Benet tops his <em>mofongo </em>with a fat shrimp and lavishes it with saffron broth. (Varita, Benet’s other eatery in the hotel, serves more traditional Puerto Rican dishes.)<span id="more-216"></span><br />
When &#8220;Top Chef&#8221; filmed an episode last season in San Juan and required a guest judge, who&#8217;d they call? Yep,<em> that&#8217;s</em> how you know Wilo Benet. When you&#8217;re talking celeb chefs in Puerto Rico, his name is Numero Uno.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-34731-NY-Culinary-Travel-Examiner~y2010m1d13-Puerto-Ricos-new-cuisine-will-have-you-at-hola" target="_blank">Read the full article by <span style="text-decoration: none;">NY Culinary Travel Examiner</span><img style="padding: 0pt;" src="http://image.examiner.com/img/greydot.gif" border="0" alt="" align="absmiddle" />Karen Tina Harrison</a></p>
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		<title>A Caribbean feast for &#8216;locavores&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Dining; Food equals culture, so go ahead, eat up

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<p>There&#8217;s something in the human soul that loves just about anything deep-fried. So, despite concerns about my girth, I couldn&#8217;t resist the sizzling tostones (plantain chips) served at Paya&#8211;loosely translated, the name means &#8220;go there&#8221; &#8212; a casual restaurant in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. I wasn&#8217;t sure about the dip, though. &#8220;It&#8217;s made of corned-beef hash,&#8221; said our host, celebrity chef Wilo Benet. Yes, that&#8217;s the processed stuff that comes in a tin.<span id="more-212"></span></p>
<p>Benet takes traditional Puerto Rican food such as plantain, grouper, mango and corned beef (it came here with the Americans and has become a staple) and serves it up in new and playful ways. The dip proved delicious, with a salty, spicy taste that boosted the flavour of the plantain nuggets. Another favourite: deep-fried gouda balls with guava sauce.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.canada.com/travel/story.html?id=920489" target="_blank">Read the full article at Canada.com</a></p>
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