Celebrate the publication of the bi-lingual cookbook!

Delicious complimentary food for everyone by River Cafe … dozens of the best restaurant recipes in Puerto Vallarta … meet some of the Children of the Refugio whose portraits are in the book … the opportunity to purchase the cookbook for Christmas gifts … what could be better?

River Café – Sunday, December 18th – 3pm to 5pm 100% of proceeds from the sale of this publication go directly to Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza and the Vallarta Botanical Gardens as all costs have been underwritten and talents donated. 

For further information contact fernando@foodbyseth.com or by calling 222-8968.

The Perfect Gift for Navidad

The Mexico Report has named the 2012 Children of the Refugio Cookbook a top Christmas gift this year, as just published in the San Diego Press.  This bilingual publication of recipes and photos of the children of RISE at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens benefits both organizations with 100% of proceeds, as all expenses have been underwritten by the Canadian Children's Shelter of Hope Foundation.  For a copy in the United States, Canada or Mexico, please contact Fernando Ramos at fernando@foodbyseth.com.

http://themexicoreport.com/2011/10/07/the-mexico-report%E2%80%99s-2nd-annual-navidad-gift-guide/

We are excited by this new project which will benefit the children of the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza and the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Below is an article written by the US Foundation President & Founder, Chris Amo.

Calling All Cooks Puerto Vallarta Chef, Seth Cloutman, long-time supporter/fundraiser for RISE and Chair for several years now of the feature restaurants at the big event for RISE in February, has come up with another great idea. He intends in the next few months, to put together a COOKBOOK featuring recipes from each of the restaurants who will be participating in our event on February 11, 2012 plus recipes from all of you excellent cooks who wish to participate. Profits from the sale of this cookbook will be split between RISE and the Vallarta Botanical Gardens; two of Seth’s favorite charities. Portraits of the children from RISE taken at the Gardens will be interspersed with recipes in English and Spanish, as well as food shots from the tested recipes. All of this will be tastefully assembled as a full color, glossy bound magazine. So, here’s the part where YOU can be involved. If you care to submit 2 (two) of your favorite recipes to Seth, plus make a $100 US/CDN donation to either the US or Canadian Foundations, Seth will personally test your recipes, select the one which best fits our category needs in the cookbook, photograph your dish and MAKE YOU FAMOUS as a part of this effort. Your recipe will appear alongside recipes from some of the best restaurants in Puerto Vallarta including Vitea, Trio, No Way José!, Cafe des Artistes, Cafe Meditteranean and more! You will receive a free complimentary copy of the cookbook when it becomes available sometime in December. Sound like something you can “bite in to?” Please submit your two recipes by October 25th, 2011 to Seth at seth@foodbyseth.com and send your $100 donation to either the US or Canadian foundation with a notation of “Cookbook”. Be part of this lasting collection of recipes while supporting the Children of the Refugio.

Greetings Foodies! As we start to get ready for the new winter season here in Vallarta, we have resurrected an old blog for our website. We will be adding information such as photos, recipes and community projects as well as articles on seasonal foods as the months progress. We look forward to the return of those friends who are preparing to come back to Paradise for another winter. Buen provecho!