If the opportunity is there, you must take. I went to school, asked questions, challenged myself in new roles. One statement that I always live by is that ‘you build your own opportunities’. I do that by cooking family recipes for my daughter as well as celebrating Mexican holidays – like Children’s Day. My daughter was born in the states, so it’s important for me to reminder her how cool our culture is. Hispanic Heritage Month is important for me to not only acknowledge my journey, but also for my daughter to learn about our heritage and celebrate. I immediately knew that that’s where I wanted to go study. On the back of it, it had an advertisement for the Culinary Institute of America. There was a small bookstore in Mexico, and it had the US Magazine – Food & Wine. My parents decided to put me to work at a bakery growing up in Mexico, and I loved it. I knew I wanted to be a chef since I was 13. Coming into work every day and connecting with our Snoozers is my favorite part of my job.Ĭooking is my passion. 90% of our heart of house Snoozers are Spanish-speaking Latinos. "When I go to work every morning, I feel very connected to my roots. Overall Snooze was a family-friendly experience where I could enjoy my food, enjoy local produce and enjoy the fact that I was helping the environment.Meet Valeria □ Proud Latina, Mother, and General Manager at Snooze South Lamar in Austin, Texas. Snooze also offers vegetarian and gluten-free options. So 90% of our food is composted or recycled and only 10% of our waste goes to the landfill.” They also have three different garbage cans: each one for either recycle, compost, or landfill. Snooze also prides themselves in being eco-friendly, “A lot of restaurants have a huge footprint meaning that they make a lot of waste and use a lot of energy. So when people ask me if we have biscuits and gravy I tell them that we have our own take on it.” Or, you can enjoy new twists off family favorites, “Our breakfast pot pie is our play on biscuits and gravy,” Larson explained, “It’s like a flaky dough that’s been made into a bowl and there is a rosemary sausage and gravy in it and an egg on top. Includes hash browns and choice of toast. For example, the Snooze classic which includes three farm fresh cage free eggs cooked any style and your choice of ham, bacon, sausage, chorizo, pulled pork, chicken sausage or soyrizo. If you are one of those people that enjoy a simple like-your-momma-made-it type breakfast, they have those options too. Every plate was artistic which I think can be difficult to do with breakfast foods. “A buttermilk pancake topped with blueberry coulis, sweet cream and almond streusel surrounding a center of lemony cream cheese filling” according to the menu. My mom ordered a modern twist to the original blueberry pancake. The only recommendation I would have is to ask for the syrup on the side for the cinnamon roll pancakes because the icing alone was sufficient enough for premium taste. Growing up with a dad who cooked in a restaurant, I could taste the virtue of the ingredients specifically the syrup, bacon and hashbrowns. As a side, I ordered two thick cut slices of bacon and crispy, savory hash browns. I ordered a wopping cinnamon roll pancake that was drizzled in icing and syrup topped with pecans and powdered sugar with a side of cinnamon butter. I definitely had a different experience at Snooze than other breakfast places. “If you get an egg breakfast with bacon, it’s different than you would get at like Denny’s or iHop”, Larson explained. We ordered the pancake flight and choose 1) strawberry shortcake, 2) blueberry danish and the weekly special, 3) maple bacon. Eatery at 310 N Gilbert Rd in Gilbert - view the menu, hours, phone number, address and map. Everything is imported within 250 miles of the location so you are ensured with top notch ingredients. Latest reviews, photos and ratings for Snooze, an A.M. Snooze is different from other breakfast places because the food is local which means it is fresh. It’s all word of mouth and we have had a wait every single day since we opened,” Larson beamed. Since the Arizona location first opened up in July last year, the place has had an outbreak of popularity. That’s why the breakfast place was ideal because you could be out of here by 2:30 or 3:30 and still have time for your family.” “They wanted to have a place where you could work, but you also had time to be with your family. See restaurant menus, reviews, ratings, phone number, address, hours, photos and maps. My avid waitress, Jessica Larson gave me all the information I needed to know regarding the inspiration for Snooze. View the menu for Snooze an Am Eatery and restaurants in Gilbert, AZ. Almost 10 years ago in Denver, Colorado, two brothers took the idea of breakfast food and innovated it into a high-quality restaurant dedicated to eco and family friendly practices to create a setting everyone wants to be around. Downtown Gilbert is the home of many supreme restaurants, one of which includes Snooze: an A.M.
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