Tertulia

John Leguizamo’s Grub Street Diet

"Dinner at Tertulia, which is usually my lunch spot. I started with a mezcal cocktail. I love mezcal: It’s smooth and smoky and fucks you up faster than tequila. When I go to Tertulia, I like to start with a cocktail because it’s such a nice, chill atmosphere and they always have some chill music, like some great hip-hop or Latin music or something really cool and funky, but low and mellow. Not overpowering, so you can have a conversation. And I can just be with my thoughts. I had the pulpo à la brasa. Everything they do there is really healthy and fresh and organic. The chef, Seamus Mullen, really believes in food and the health of food and using olive oil. He felt like the philosophy saved his life." - Vanita Salisbury