{"product_id":"barbara-sibley-la-palapa","title":"Barbara Sibley - La Palapa","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Sibley\u003c\/strong\u003e is chef-owner of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lapalapa.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Palapa Cocina Mexicana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eLa Palapa Taco Bars\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Barbara Sibley was born and raised in Mexico City. For many years, she has collected traditional, rare and ancient Mexican recipes, including 17th-century recipes from Mexico’s convent kitchens and traditional ingredients. Her influences include Diana Kennedy, the well-known cookbook author, as well as the many regional cooks she has met in her travels throughout Mexico. Her extensive experience led her to open La Palapa Cocina Mexicana in 2000. As a truly authentic Mexican restaurant, La Palapa has been awarded the “Disctinctivo” by Sabores Autenticos de Mexico Foundation, which promotes authentic Mexican products. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarbara is a past president of the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance and 2024\/2025 President of Les Dames d’Escoffier NY, LDNY. In 2022, she was awarded the Operator of the Year award from the Industry Excellence Awards presented by the Food and Restaurant Expo and selected as a member of the Fall 2022 James Beard Foundation Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSibley co-authored the cookbook, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntojitos: Festive and Flavorful Mexican Small Plates\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is a featured contributor to many cookbooks, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way We Ate: 100 Chefs Celebrate a Century at the American Table\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMocha\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWomen Chefs of New York\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eWW Fresh Mex!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the pandemic, she served over 85,000 meals to frontline hospital workers, nursing homes, and soup kitchens. She has also appeared on numerous television shows such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueer Eye for the Straight Guy, CBS Sunday, Chopped\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eNY1 en Español\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently, she cooked her award-winning chili recipe on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eGood Day New York\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Palapa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e focuses on Mexico City tacos and authentic regional Mexican cuisine featuring Tacos al Pastor, Mole Negro Oaxaqueño, Salsa Pibil and many other specialties from different regions of Mexico. Salsas and sauces are rich and spicy and fresh ingredients are used. A palapa is a palm-thatched shelter on a Mexican beach where you can relax with your feet in the sand looking at the ocean while you sip an ice-cold cerveza flavored with lime and salt, and eat a spicy shrimp taco with salsa guajillo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin one of New York’s foremost authorities on authentic Mexican cuisine, Barbara Sibley, who was born and raised in Mexico, spending decades preserving rare and historic recipes while sharing the true diversity of Mexican cooking through her acclaimed restaurant, La Palapa. \u003cem\u003eThe class theme: Day of the Dead traditions.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEN: \u003c\/strong\u003eTuesday, Oct 6, 6:00 PM - 8:00 EST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-01c6d9cb-7fff-1789-f403-14bc6131f997\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHERE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/degustibusnyc.com\/pages\/contact-us\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDe Gustibus Culinary Studio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gustibus Culinary Studio","offers":[{"title":"In Person","offer_id":49715771441402,"sku":"2784368","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Virtual Only","offer_id":49715771474170,"sku":"2784369","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/4537\/7975\/files\/ChefBarbaraSibleyPhotoCard.jpg?v=1784300709","url":"https:\/\/degustibusnyc.com\/products\/barbara-sibley-la-palapa","provider":"De Gustibus Culinary Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}