Chef Hendrik Varju
Chef At Home In Erin
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I specialize in the finest Mexican and Hungarian food and I'm a Mexican cookbook author.
I have been cooking and eating Mexican and Hungarian food my whole life. I started offering cooking classes and cooking demos in 2007 and I now run approximately 100 cooking events per year, including cooking for private dinner parties in a client's home. I am the author of "Mexican Dinner Parties", a book that aims to teach others the joy of cooking and enjoying amazing Mexican food together.

More about me
For me, cooking is...
a passion, hence my business name "Passion for Food". Cooking is also my connection to family, friends and my culture.
I learned to cook at...
home as a young child with my Mexican born mother. I've also run hundreds of cooking classes for PC Cooking School, Longo's, Fortinos, etc.
A cooking secret...
is to turn a dinner party into a memorable event friends and family will remember for a long time.
My menus
Lecso (Hungarian ratatouille) with sweet peppers, tomatoes, onions, paprika and Hungarian kolbassa
Hungarian White Bean Soup with navy beans, carrots, onions, celery and Hungarian kolbassa
Shaved Cucumber Salad with garlic, vinegar and smoked paprika
Warm Bacon Potato Salad
Veal Wiener Schnitzel with lemon wedges
Hungarian Mashed Potatoes with butter, sour cream, egg and parsley
Braised Red Cabbage with red wine vinegar, brown sugar, fried onions and thick cut bacon
Apple Cinnamon Strudel made with phyllo pastry, apples, walnuts and raisins
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The Best Guacamole You've Ever Had, served with freshly fried tortilla chips
Charred Corn Pico de Gallo
Shrimp Ceviche with olives, shallots, avocado and jalapeño peppers
Queso Frito (fried cheese) in a charred tomato and poblano pepper broth
Frijoles Borrachos (drunken beans) with onions, serrano peppers, bacon and tequila
Salmon a la Veracruzana (Veracruz style salmon) with pickled jalapeños, olives and capers (or flank steak tacos if you prefer)
Flan (a.k.a. crème caramel) (or creme brulee if you prefer)
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Black Olive Tapenade with Crostini
Salade Nicoise
Coq au Vin or Boeuf Bourguignon (choose one)
The Best Creme Brûlée You’ve Ever Had
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Sicilian Caponata with crostini
Homemade Ravioli
Lasagna
Coffee Panna Cotta
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Lecso (Hungarian ratatouille) with sweet peppers, tomatoes, onions, paprika and Hungarian kolbassa
Hungarian White Bean Soup with navy beans, carrots, onions, celery and Hungarian kolbassa
Shaved Cucumber Salad with garlic, vinegar and smoked paprika
Warm Bacon Potato Salad
Veal Wiener Schnitzel with lemon wedges
Hungarian Mashed Potatoes with butter, sour cream, egg and parsley
Braised Red Cabbage with red wine vinegar, brown sugar, fried onions and thick cut bacon
Apple Cinnamon Strudel made with phyllo pastry, apples, walnuts and raisins
View full menu
The Best Guacamole You've Ever Had, served with freshly fried tortilla chips
Charred Corn Pico de Gallo
Shrimp Ceviche with olives, shallots, avocado and jalapeño peppers
Queso Frito (fried cheese) in a charred tomato and poblano pepper broth
Frijoles Borrachos (drunken beans) with onions, serrano peppers, bacon and tequila
Salmon a la Veracruzana (Veracruz style salmon) with pickled jalapeños, olives and capers (or flank steak tacos if you prefer)
Flan (a.k.a. crème caramel) (or creme brulee if you prefer)
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Black Olive Tapenade with Crostini
Salade Nicoise
Coq au Vin or Boeuf Bourguignon (choose one)
The Best Creme Brûlée You’ve Ever Had
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Sicilian Caponata with crostini
Homemade Ravioli
Lasagna
Coffee Panna Cotta
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