What an extraordinary woman is, Margarita Carrillo Arronte, I had the privilege to meet her last night at the official launch of her book at the Mexican Colombian Ambassador’s residence -Ambassador Diego Gomez-Pickering-.
Her speech was amazing, it transported me back in time to those afternoons full of laughs and good food prepared by my granny, mother and aunties. The way she spoke about the current Mexican phenomenon worldwide, reinforced our believe in the NEW MEXICAN REVOLUTION….a revolution in which Mexico is extending its arms of food, culture and tradition to the world.
Thank you Margarita for putting your passion and knowledge on this this fabulous book, and thank you Phaidon for making possible this project. This is a must buy for Mexican food lovers #KANKUNtastic!
About
Margarita Carrillo’s book
The book features more than 700 delicious and authentic recipes that can be easily recreated at home. From tamales, fajitas, and moles to cactus salad, blue crab soup, and melon seed juice, the recipes are a celebration of the fresh flavors and ingredients from a country whose cuisine is revered around the world.
Organized by food type/style (Street Food, Starters, Drinks, Fish and Seafood, Meat and Poultry, Vegetables, Pulses and Rice, and Dessert), Mexico: The Cookbook also includes an extensive introduction to Mexican culinary history, ingredients, and techniques, while a Chef Menu section proffers inspirational recipes and menus by some of the world’s most prominent Mexican chefs.
FANTASTIC BOOK! these are some of the comments already received from the media:
Mexico: The Cookbook does for Mexican food what Julia Child did for French cuisine” Vogue.com
“Mexico: The Cookbook promises to introduce even the biggest fans of tort as and tamales to something new about Mexican cuisine and aims to prove that it can be as refined as it is accessible.” Time.com
Mexico: The Cookbook is the definitive bible of home-cooking from Mexico. With a culinary history dating back 9,000 years, Mexican food draws influences from Aztec and Mayan Indians and is renowned for its use of fresh aromatic ingredients, colorful presentations and bold food combinations.