Article Photos: California chefs encourage fresh dining in Cuba



  In this Dec. 7, 2012 photo, from left to right, U.S. cooks, Jerome Waag, Melissa Hernandez, Samin Nosrat and Charlie Hallowell look out toward the dinning area after preparing a meal at the private restaurant Le Chansonnier in Havana, Cuba. The U.S. chefs visited Cuba as part of the "Planting Seeds" delegation that held give-and-take seminars with chefs and culinary students about slow food. Their advice to Cuban cooks who struggle with unreliable supply of even basic ingredients like eggs: Be flexible, and don't worry too much about maintaining a fixed menu. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this Dec. 7, 2012 photo, from left to right, U.S. cooks, Jerome Waag, Melissa Hernandez, Samin Nosrat and Charlie Hallowell look out toward the dinning area after preparing a meal at the private restaurant Le Chansonnier in Havana, Cuba. The U.S. chefs visited Cuba as part of the "Planting Seeds" delegation that held give-and-take seminars with chefs and culinary students about slow food. Their advice to Cuban cooks who struggle with unreliable supply of even basic ingredients like eggs: Be flexible, and don't worry too much about maintaining a fixed menu. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)