A good cook is like an artist, mixing colors and mediums while experimenting to produce a beautiful picture.
Sandra Rocha Evanoff was born in the Bahia region of northern Brazil. As a child, she was introduced to the kitchen while assisting her mother in the small bed and breakfast she operated. She learned about fresh foods from her father who operated a fruit market. This combination of exposure started her love for cooking and fresh food.
When she was a teen, Sandra experimented with recipes, using her friends as subjects and preparing meals for small dinner parties. When she went to college, she began a small take-out business called “Feijoada To Go,” preparing the most traditional dish of Brazilians. “This taught me the process of food delivery and helped me earn money to help finance my studies,” says Sandra. She received her degree in international studies, however, cooking was her passion.
Sandra eventually relocated to the United States and set out to bring the Pacific Northwest the real Brazilian food from her roots to the Kitsap County community and beyond. She creates beautiful and colorful foods with influences of indigenous Portuguese and Africans. Sandra runs and operates a woman-owned business where she “brings her food and culture” to the dinner party at your location. She is passionate about teaching people how to cook and enjoy this wonderful food from her homeland.
She also believes in giving back to her community and homeland. Proceeds from her dinners help support local nonprofits where she donates food. A percentage of the proceeds and part of the profits also support her homeland of Brazil.
Brasil Comes to You
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BY MORGAN MARICI