"Water I can do," he says, and pulls the filter jug from the fridge -- reaches for a glass to bring over and sets it down on a coaster for Faolan before pouring some out.

"Cazuela is... mmm, it means like a big cooking pot. In South America we use to mean something... like a broth or stew? You cook beef, potato, pumpkin, beans, carrots -- everything together in a pot and reduce it a little. You can make it with chicken or pork too -- it's a little differently in Peru or Puerto Rico. All a little different, we call it all Cazuela. It's something a lot of people eat, because... it's easy, good food."