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The benignly-named "frente frio numero 22" that swept over Mexico did not ignore Veracruz.

12 Nights in Veracruz City and Xalapa! 2009

The benignly-named "frente frio numero 22" that swept over Mexico did not ignore Veracruz.

12 Nights in Veracruz City and Xalapa! 2009

She walks around the corner to cuarto frio, grabs the Thermomix, brings it back to her station, and plugs it in.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

Is Emma, the auburn-haired Canadian stagiaire, going out with Aitor, the tattooed chef de partie in charge of cuarto frio?

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

She barely hears him, because by then she is on her way back to cuarto frio to grab another Thermomix.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

At one meeting Diego—always quick with a raised hand—asks with a touch of frustration if others are going to be assigned to creativity or cuarto frio.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

Meanwhile Cesare Marazzi, who puts off some of his peers with his laissez-faire attitude toward work, gets assigned cuarto frio, considered one of the more desirable stations because its cooks tend to work with the most avant-garde techniques and technology.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

At elBulli they may refer to the station as “Cold Station” cuarto frio rather than garde-manger, and it may be responsible for spherifications and freeze-dried meringues instead of salads and pâtés, but the connection is clear.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

Iosu, who has moved from cuarto frio to the center table, where his habit of talking to himself drives Emma crazy, is openly scornful of his chefs; criticized or even just given instructions, he will smirk at Eduard and talk back, though always out of earshot.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

“Tomato meringue,” he says, inspired by the pumpkin “bread” that cuarto frio is turning out.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011