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Chef Bruce wins Edible Magazine’s Local Hero Award

Edible Magazine, Louisville’s dedicated publication representing our local food community, has recently published the winners of their Local Hero Awards.  Readers voted on best farmer, food artisan, non-profit & chef/restaurant. And we won!! Chef Bruce Ucán & his Mayan Cafe were chosen as the winner of the chef/restaurant category. We would like to thank all of our loyal fans who voted for us. We truly support the vision of Edible Magazine and think they do a wonderful job of raising awareness about our local food community. Here is a quote from the article in the March/April edition :

“But his background is also one of shopping locally, eating locally, traveling to the market with his mother to buy what the day had to offer.  So if his fabulous salbutes are served with black bean & goat cheese filling, it is Indiana goat cheese; if he’s making cochinita pibil, the slow-roasted pork will come from shoulders he purchased at the farmer’s market.  The white bean and chicken chile is made with local chicken.  On and on…eggs, honey, beef, cheese, rabbit, vegetables…”

Click here to read the rest of the article or go to www.ediblelouisville.com to see the most recent edition of the magazine.