My Food / Portfolio | Chef Maira May 2018

Sesame Seared Tuna With Acerola-Aged Rum Sauce & Creamy Ginger Sauce	Stuffed Grapes With Cumin Goat Cheese, Pork Rinds and Cilantro Stems	Vegetarian Vichyssoise
Ham Steaks Cooked with Hoisin Served with Steemed Bok Choy, Baby Corn and Kimchi Oil	Balsamic Cheese Appetizer With Recao (Vietnamese Coriander)	Smoky Brisketeer Mac @ Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery Restaurants - Smokin’! Hickory-smoked brisket with chipotle pesto, cheddar cheese, fresh jalapeños, roasted red peppers, BBQ sauce and cilantro atop our savory Mac. Served with garlic breadsticks.
Snapper Ceviche "Cooked" in Red Grapefruit and Key Limes	Patrón XO & Coffee Martini	Valencian Paella
Baklava	Coffee-Oregano-Coriander Lamb Chops Topped with Pomegranate-Saffron Brandy Sauce Served with Roasted Garlic Breadfruit Mash	Chorizo Crusted Sea Bass Topped with Rustic Tuscan Sauce Served with Bucatini and Basil-Arugula Sauce
Tuna and Rice Cold Salad	Pork Chops with Indian Mango Chutney Served with Mexican Cinnamon Dusted Sweet Potato Fries	Tempura Shrimp Served with Linguine topped with Miso Cream Sauce
Truffles Made with Venezuelan Chocolate	Churros	Coffee and Mascarpone Cheesecake With 80% Peruvian Dark Chocolate Swirls
Street Tacos @ Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery Restaurants - Aloha, brisket. Hickory-smoked brisket with tortilla strips, cheddar cheese, ancho BBQ sauce and pineapple-kale coleslaw on a corn and flour tortilla.	Hawaiian-Thai Picadillo Ground Beef Cooked with Fresh Pineapple and Massaman Curry	Spicy Tequila Shots Shishito & Thai Chile Infused - In House- Tequila Shots
Nutella Crêpes	Coconut - Cilantro Champagne Chicken	Polenta Croquetes Served with Serrano Russian Sauce
Watermelon-Pomegranate-Mango Sangria	Caribbean Lobster Served with Guava-Cilantro Gold Rum Butter and Mamposteo Rice	Sweet & Sassy Sliders @ Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery Restaurants - Don’t give it any lip. Hickory-smoked brisket with apricot jam, jalapeños, provolone cheese and honey cream cheese. Served on Hawaiian sweet bread.

My Food - Portfolio

These are some of my favorite photos from the last couple of years. Throughout my career, I've done hundreds of photoshoots and this is just a small sample of my work and my food. Depending on the client, the magazine (online and print) or the theme is the style of the photo. I developed, cooked, styled (both on the props and the food) and in most cases, I even took the photo.

Sesame Seared Tuna

With Acerola-Aged Rum Sauce & Creamy Ginger Sauce

Stuffed Grapes

With Cumin Goat Cheese, Pork Rinds and Cilantro Stems

Vegetarian Vichyssoise

Ham Steaks Cooked with Hoisin

Served with Steemed Bok Choy, Baby Corn and Kimchi Oil

Balsamic Cheese Appetizer

With Recao (Vietnamese Coriander)

Smoky Brisketeer Mac

@ Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery Restaurants - Smokin’! Hickory-smoked brisket with chipotle pesto, cheddar cheese, fresh jalapeños, roasted red peppers, BBQ sauce and cilantro atop our savory Mac. Served with garlic breadsticks.

Snapper Ceviche

"Cooked" in Red Grapefruit and Key Limes

Patrón XO & Coffee Martini

Valencian Paella

Baklava

Coffee-Oregano-Coriander Lamb Chops

Topped with Pomegranate-Saffron Brandy Sauce Served with Roasted Garlic Breadfruit Mash

Chorizo Crusted Sea Bass

Topped with Rustic Tuscan Sauce Served with Bucatini and Basil-Arugula Sauce

Tuna and Rice Cold Salad

Pork Chops with Indian Mango Chutney

Served with Mexican Cinnamon Dusted Sweet Potato Fries

Tempura Shrimp

Served with Linguine topped with Miso Cream Sauce

Truffles

Made with Venezuelan Chocolate

Churros

Coffee and Mascarpone Cheesecake

With 80% Peruvian Dark Chocolate Swirls

Street Tacos

@ Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery Restaurants - Aloha, brisket. Hickory-smoked brisket with tortilla strips, cheddar cheese, ancho BBQ sauce and pineapple-kale coleslaw on a corn and flour tortilla.

Hawaiian-Thai Picadillo

Ground Beef Cooked with Fresh Pineapple and Massaman Curry

Spicy Tequila Shots

Shishito & Thai Chile Infused - In House- Tequila Shots

Nutella Crêpes

Coconut - Cilantro Champagne Chicken

Polenta Croquetes

Served with Serrano Russian Sauce

Watermelon-Pomegranate-Mango Sangria

Caribbean Lobster

Served with Guava-Cilantro Gold Rum Butter and Mamposteo Rice

Sweet & Sassy Sliders

@ Schlotzsky's Austin Eatery Restaurants - Don’t give it any lip. Hickory-smoked brisket with apricot jam, jalapeños, provolone cheese and honey cream cheese. Served on Hawaiian sweet bread.