Tomas Herrera

Latin American soul, Midwest table

New to ChefnMe

9+ years experience

Fargo, ND

Farm-to-Table

Starting from

$85/person

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About Tomas Herrera

Nine years cooking professionally, the last four running private dinners in Fargo homes. I grew up between Guadalajara and the Red River Valley, and my food lives in that gap: Latin American technique and flavor built on Midwest ingredients. Masa pressed the same day, braises that take all afternoon, vegetables from Cass County growers. I cook for two at a kitchen island or fifteen around a folding table, and I clean up before I leave.

For me, cooking is...

For me, cooking is hospitality first. Nobody remembers a garnish; they remember feeling taken care of.

I learned to cook at...

I learned to cook at my abuela’s stove in Guadalajara and finished the job on a wood-fire line in Minneapolis.

My secret in the kitchen...

Toast your chiles dry before they ever touch liquid. Thirty seconds changes everything.

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Mesa Nortena — Dinner at Home

A five-course dinner cooked in your kitchen: Latin American technique on Red River Valley ingredients. Masa pressed the same day, a slow pork braise, walleye over wood, and tres leches with chokecherry. I bring everything, serve, and clean up.

from $85

per person

2 guests$1403–6$1107–12$9513+$85

5 dishes: Elote Callejero · Cochinita Pibil · Red River Walleye a la Talla · Esquites Mac and Cheese (Cast Iron) · Tres Leches con Chokecherry

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