NEW YORK TIMES AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • A highly personal
love letter to the beauty and bounty of México in more than 100 transportive recipes from the
beloved food writer and host of the Babish Culinary Universe show Pruébalo on YouTube and
Food52’s Sweet Heat This intimate look at a country’s cuisine has as much spice as it does
soul.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Bon Appétit
NPR The Boston Globe Food & Wine Vice Delish Epicurious Library JournalJoin Rick
Martínez on a once-in-a-lifetime culinary journey throughout México that begins in Mexico
City and continues through 32 states in 156 cities and across 20 000 incredibly delicious
miles. In Mi Cocina Rick shares deeply personal recipes as he re-creates the dishes and
specialties he tasted throughout his journey. Inspired by his travels the recipes are based on
his taste memories and experiences. True to his spirit and reflective of his deep connections
with people and places these dishes will revitalize your pantry and transform your cooking
repertoire.Highlighting the diversity richness and complexity of Mexican cuisine he includes
recipes like herb and cheese meatballs bathed in a smoky spicy chipotle sauce from Oaxaca
called Albóndigas en Chipotle northern México’s grilled Carne Asada that he stuffs into a
grilled quesadilla for full-on cheesy-meaty food euphoria and tender sweet corn tamales packed
with succulent shrimp chiles and roasted tomatoes from Sinaloa on the west coast. Rick’s
poignant essays throughout lend context—both personal and cultural—to quilt together a story
that is rich and beautiful touching and insightful.
