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Jenn de la Vega: My Sous Vide Story

Written by Paul Katz

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Posted on December 14 2019

 

In her own words, "Jenn de la Vega is a caterer, food stylist, recipe developer, and veteran community manager based in Brooklyn, NY and Oakland, CA. 

Jenn de la Vega went from picky eater to wide-eyed culinary autodidact who buries herself in archaic cookbooks and food science lab reports. On her menus, you'll find a mash-up of her Filipino-American heritage, Spanish tapas, artisanal cheese, and 90's inspired fast-food cuisine. She is mostly known for her Randwiches or "random sandwiches" in Brooklyn, where clients are given no choice in what they order.

Jenn is editor-at-large of Put A Egg On It, creator in residence at Kickstarter, cook in residence at TASTE Cooking (Penguin-Random House), author of Showdown: Comfort Food, Chili & BBQ and the chef behind Randwiches, an award-winning blog, and catering service.

As a seasoned cook-off contestant, she is now a judge of The Takedowns, SoFi Awards and New York Hot Sauce Expo's Screaming Mimi Awards. Most recently, she was awarded a 2018 IACP conference scholarship. She has also appeared on Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games on Food Network and Roker Media’s ChefShock with Justin Warner on Twitch."

Follow Jenn on Twitter and Instagram: @randwiches

Headshot by Bryan Deballa for Kickstarter, courtesy of JDLV.

In her own words, "Jenn de la Vega is a caterer, food stylist, recipe developer, and veteran community manager based in Brooklyn, NY and Oakland, CA. 

Jenn de la Vega went from picky eater to wide-eyed culinary autodidact who buries herself in archaic cookbooks and food science lab reports. On her menus, you'll find a mash-up of her Filipino-American heritage, Spanish tapas, artisanal cheese, and 90's inspired fast-food cuisine. She is mostly known for her Randwiches or "random sandwiches" in Brooklyn, where clients are given no choice in what they order.

Jenn is editor-at-large of Put A Egg On It, creator in residence at Kickstarter, cook in residence at TASTE Cooking (Penguin-Random House), author of Showdown: Comfort Food, Chili & BBQ and the chef behind Randwiches, an award-winning blog, and catering service.

As a seasoned cook-off contestant, she is now a judge of The Takedowns, SoFi Awards and New York Hot Sauce Expo's Screaming Mimi Awards. Most recently, she was awarded a 2018 IACP conference scholarship. She has also appeared on Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games on Food Network and Roker Media’s ChefShock with Justin Warner on Twitch."

Follow Jenn on Twitter and Instagram: @randwiches

Headshot by Bryan Deballa for Kickstarter, courtesy of JDLV.

What was your introduction to sous vide cooking? 

I saw Lisa Q. Fetterman demoing a very early version of Nomiku at Maker Faire. She was sous vide cooking eggs and deep-frying the yolks!

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My biggest Sous Vide "Fail" has been...

A bag of lamb that hadn’t quite sealed. What a bummer. The juice got all up in my stick and throughout the cooking water.

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My proudest Sous Vide cooking accomplishment is...

40+ pounds of Kansas City-style ribs for a pop-up finished on the grill. Wow! That texture!

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My favorite food and time/temperature is: 

146 Fahrenheit for eggs—immensely crackable over anything.

The number of immersion circulators I’ve owned: 


The number of immersion circulators I’ve owned: 

Four. 

In her own words, "Jenn de la Vega is a caterer, food stylist, recipe developer, and veteran community manager based in Brooklyn, NY and Oakland, CA. 

Jenn de la Vega went from picky eater to wide-eyed culinary autodidact who buries herself in archaic cookbooks and food science lab reports. On her menus, you'll find a mash-up of her Filipino-American heritage, Spanish tapas, artisanal cheese, and 90's inspired fast-food cuisine. She is mostly known for her Randwiches or "random sandwiches" in Brooklyn, where clients are given no choice in what they order.

Jenn is editor-at-large of Put A Egg On It, creator in residence at Kickstarter, cook in residence at TASTE Cooking (Penguin-Random House), author of Showdown: Comfort Food, Chili & BBQ and the chef behind Randwiches, an award-winning blog, and catering service.

As a seasoned cook-off contestant, she is now a judge of The Takedowns, SoFi Awards and New York Hot Sauce Expo's Screaming Mimi Awards. Most recently, she was awarded a 2018 IACP conference scholarship. She has also appeared on Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games on Food Network and Roker Media’s ChefShock with Justin Warner on Twitch."

Follow Jenn on Twitter and Instagram: @randwiches

Headshot by Bryan Deballa for Kickstarter, courtesy of JDLV.