Loumiry Sánchez, owner and executive chef of the vegan restaurant El Grifo, will have the opportunity to take part in the first all-vegan episode of “Guy's Grocery Games” in its 36th season.
As part of the format, Chef Sánchez will walk the aisles of the Flavortown supermarket to choose the ingredients she needs for the dishes she will present.
It is not the first time Sánchez has been featured by Food Network. In 2022, her restaurant, El Grifo, located in the historic downtown of Caguas, was highlighted in the "Plating Up Puerto Rico" episode of the well-known program “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.”
"Imagine being chosen as one of the favorite chefs — it's a major achievement for our vegan and Puerto Rican cuisine! It validates the importance of our culinary vision and execution while placing it among the most relevant, probably within the most creative context of vegan cooking worldwide," the chef says, visibly moved.
On the show, chefs compete before a rotating panel of judges to determine whose shopping and cooking skills stand out from the rest.
"It's my opportunity to let people know that veganism has always been present in Puerto Rico, and that it can also become the next phase of Puerto Rican food in general," Chef Sánchez says, proudly and with great confidence.
To watch the premiere of this episode, you can tune in to “Guy's Grocery Games” on March 6, 2024, at 10 p.m. on Food Network.
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