good food in mexico city: Food Stalls, Fondas & Fine Dining - Softcover

Gilman, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468116150 ISBN 13: 9781468116151

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Good Food in Mexico City: A Guide to Food Stalls, Fondas and Fine Dining by Nicholas Gilman, winner of the Gourmand Cookbook award, is a little book with a big purpose: to put Mexico City on the map as one of the great food capitals of the world. The city, founded by the Aztecs almost 700 years ago, and currently home to one-quarter of the country's population, is a complex amalgam of cultural influences, which show up gloriously in its food. This guide, written by a resident gastronome who knows the city inside and out, takes the reader to out-of-the-way market stalls, taco joints, as well as fashionable high-end dining spots on today's culinary scene. Included are chapters on bars and cantinas, cafés, and food shopping, and short essays on various aspects of Mexican cuisine and its history. Clear maps of the city, as well as an extensive glossary of ingredients, dishes and cooking terms are provided, making this an easy use guide to great food in a great city.

About this title

About the Author:

Nicholas Gilman was born in New York City. A trained painter as well as a food writer, he has been a guest on NPR's The Splendid Table. He has written for The News, Mexico's English daily, as well as The New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor. He lives and works in Mexico City.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1468116150
• ISBN 13: 9781468116151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202