Back at Rancho La Puerta
Kirsten West is an international chef and cooking instructor who has studied Mexican cuisine for more than 25 years. She cultivated her...
A Culinary Phoenix
In 1968, Josefina Velazquez de Leon was the preeminent culinary personality in Mexico. However, 42 years later, very few people know who...
Up Close With Rick Bayless
Celebrity Chef Rick Bayless will be in San Miguel de Allende to participate in Mesa Abierta, a three-day culinary festival to be held...
The Slow Food Movement is Picking Up Speed
In recent years Slow Food is definitely talked about more than ever, but for many it still is not clear what the term slow food exactly...
Mexico's Cuisine Rocks
Looking back at the 2012 culinary year in México, an explosion of exciting events took place in many areas of the country and young chefs...
Paletas -The Mexican Popsicle and the Village that Could
Knowing Easter is coming soon, I began to think about traditional Mexican Easter foods. My favorite day starting the Easter celebrations...
The Amazing Amaranth Village
Imagine you are an astronaut on a space mission. Your ration of Tang, the fake orange juice, and your squeeze-tube meals have ran out...
UNESCO and the Mexican Kitchen
Last summer, when it was finally official, every time I had a captive audience I would excitedly announce: Mexican Cuisine has become the...
My Return From Blogger's Block
I have started a new chapter in my life. After many years of giving Mexican cooking classes in various places, I took the leap and opened...
Much Ado About Beans
If I could go back in time and place, I would visit Tenochtitlán, the Aztec lake capital that is now Mexico City. Once I arrived, I would...