It’s not easy to coordinate an interview with Lourdes Sánchez, because the dancer – one of the many nouns that define her – is one of those people who doesn’t stop and pushes her limits almost daily. So much so that, and she recounts in this note, «before the pandemic I asked my mom how much salt to put in the water for sausages“. And this Monday he lands in America with his program.

The latter would mean nothing if we didn’t explain it Between that anecdote and this reality, a lot of water passed under his bridges, on a gastronomic level: “Until three years ago, I swear, I didn’t know how to make a hard boiled egg“, launches, in a plan of confession, Lourdes Sánchez, who presents this May 15th eat to believeon screen now directed by Marcelo Tinelli, his former “boss” at ShowMatch.

“I I am very restless and like to learn all I can. Then during the pandemic the kitchen bug started biting me. I have seen everything that those in the know have prepared, what people have uploaded to the networks and I was encouraged to try it in my own cooking. And, I tell you, it all came out quite easily. And most importantly, I liked it and wanted to go more,” he says clarionon my way home on Saturday night after an event.

“Here I am, I want to take advantage of every minute, as if I have no intention of doing anything. So I take advantage of the trip to take notes “, she proposes. And he agrees. And he says that” how did the dishes come out I uploaded them to my networks and they went viral. And that made me want more. So, until one day The channel (Elnueve) called me to do a weekly program“recalls the wife of Pablo “Chato” Prada.

eat to believe went on Saturday at 11pm (some episodes were also seen on the IP signal) and, among other contents, has I was interviewing a famous person who was talking about his relationship with cooking.

What will the program be like?

“But how will it be now a sort of micro-program from Monday to Thursday (at midnight), with a total duration of about 20 minutes, there will be no time to chat with the famous. The new format is still great, has good pace, lots of data, and combines a gastronomic journey, advice and a daily recipe. And cooks and specialists accompany me”, shares Valentin’s mother, who “is already in first grade”.

Among other chefs, for eat to believe Matías Panizza, Damián Basile and Emiliano “Memo” Mandarano will pass. the first episode You’ll find him “in a New York-inspired restaurant in Buenos Aires. We’ve already recorded a few episodes.”

From the stage and from the television track to the stove

The dancer, that was on various seasons of Dancingadmits that when he noticed he had a knack for cooking, he wanted to do more and joined the Argentine Institute of Gastronomy (IAG), where he attended the pastry course.

Were you a good student?

Well, I’m very disciplined. And, when I start with something, I go with everything, to the bottom. Also, for them to give you the title, type of final presentation, you have to prepare something special that has a personal touch. Do you know what grade I got with my cake? a 10I couldn’t believe it.

-Is pastry your specialty now?

Can you believe I never did it again? It was spectacular: it had coconut cake, with a scoop (as a center or filling) of raspberry and pepper, with a creamy white chocolate and pistachios. It was a bomb. My specialty is pastry in general.

-Would you like to be summoned to a MasterChef celebrity?

-I would like, I’m a fan of that show (goes at 10:45 pm from Telefe). At Lizy Tagliani’s wedding I met (Damián) Betular and I said “I love you”.

-And what did he tell you?

–“I don’t love you.” Betu is the best.

-Could you have catered for Lizy’s wedding?

-No, I won’t go that far, but I will fight to realize a dream I’ve had since I was a girl: I want to have my own café and serve specialty coffees.

Has already proprietary toponymbut for now he prefers to keep it a secret.

-How strange that you had that dream for so many years without knowing how to do anything in the kitchen…

-Clothes? She’s very crazy, like there’s something about me that I didn’t even know. But I’ve been viewing the bar since I was a girl.

-As a girl, who did you see cook well?

-TO my little grandmother. He was a genius, he did spectacular things and with a lot of love. I saw her enjoy preparing dishes for us to eat at all times. AND my brother Diego became a chef. I’m not up to it, but I’m getting good at it, especially at the sweet stuff. Even, I’m happy with what’s in the fridge.

Co-host of Good afternoontogether with Julieta Caamaño on C5N (Sundays 1-3pm), wants to “be in the dance 2023But that will come later.”

In the meantime, one of his new hobbies stands out: “I discovered that I love decorating and I’m crazy about it, throwing out ideas for me (now she’s focused on the house she’s building in Corrientes) and for anyone who asks me… I feel the pandemic has allowed me to discover different Lourdes and I don’t want to miss any of them“.