Marisel Salazar

James Beard Award judge, creator of Michelin Guide's Eating Off Duty column, and Latina restaurant critic, food writer, and recipe developer Marisel Salazar's Latin-ish: 100 Recipes Celebrating American Latino Food, exploring how diaspora and migration have shaped the unique gastronomy of Latino America - including Alta California, Tex-Mex, Floribbean, and other cuisines- with dishes such as tres leches latte, Mission burritos, cheesesteak quesadillas, and her signature guava and cream cheese doughnuts.

Latin-ish was selected as an Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Cookbooks. Marisel is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Newswomen's Club of New York, and National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

Her cookbook has been endorsed by celebrity chef Pati Jinich, Bill Esparza, Laurie Woolever (Anthony Bourdain's biographer), Maricel E. Presilla, and more.

Latin-ish has received glowing reviews from the Washington Post, Epicurious, Forbes, Publishers Weekly, The Week, BookRiot, and the Library Journal as well as TV appearances on Pix11, KATU, KING5, and KSAT12 for the book so far.

Originally from Panama, Marisel has lived in Hawaii, Japan, Virginia, Ithaca, NY, Madrid, and San Antonio, TX. She is currently based in New York City.