Hundreds of miles away from home for the first time, art school wasn’t as traumatic as I initially feared for two reasons: First, the art school sat at the base of the Oakland Hills, literally walking ...

The menu at El Criollo Cuban Bar & Grill has sections dedicated to beef, pork and seafood. But time and again, when I drop there for a post-Costco shopping meal, it’s the chicken section I head for.

In this video, I smoke a Cuban style pork shoulder and turn it into authentic lechon asado with crispy chicharron. We season it properly, cook it low and slow, and focus on building deep flavor from ...