In the fall of 2019, food writer and TV host Rick Martínez embarked on a culinary journey that began in Mexico City, moved throughout Mexico, and continued across 32 states, 156 cities, and 20,000 miles. In his new cookbook, Mi Cocina, Martínez shares deeply personal recipes that re-create the dishes and specialties he tasted during that memorable trip.

After building a career in the predominantly white world of food media, Martínez speaks openly in the book about the pressures he felt to have his work conform to assumptions of Mexican cultures and cuisines, which led to struggles in him finding and embracing his own identity. Beyond highlighting the diversity, richness, and complexity of Mexican cuisine, Mi Cocina is a tribute to his family's homeland of Mexico and an exploration of his identity as a third-generation Mexican American.

In conversation with Pati Jinich, chef, cookbook author, and host of the PBS television series “Pati’s Mexican Table,” Martínez discusses the recipes in his new cookbook, the stories behind them, and their connection to his journey of self-discovery.

Copies of Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico (Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed) are available for purchase.

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• Purchase your copy of Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico by Rick Martínez here.
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