NEW YORK TIMES AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • IACP AWARD WINNER
• 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 Journal Join 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.
