Kitchen : Pati's Mexican Table

December 1, 2012

27 JANUARY 2013

6:00 – 10:00 PM

I am so thrilled to have been invited to participate in this year’s Sips & Suppers. Created and hosted by chef Alice Waters, chef José Andrés, and New York Times food writer Joan Nathan, Sips & Suppers is a series of intimate dinners happening in private homes all on the same night in Washington DC. Local and guest chefs are paired together to create a (hopefully!) memorable meal to helps raise money to benefit D.C. Central Kitchen and Martha’s Table. I will be planning and executing an exciting Mexican menu alongside chef Julian Medina, owner of Toloache restaurant in New York City. Join us!!

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Sips & Suppers

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October 16, 2012

Hola Cultura: El Arte de la Cocina

“El Arte de la Cocina” is a short documentary by Alberto Roblest, creator of Hola Cultura, based on conversations with Washington, D.C.’s, top Latin chefs about the many ways culinary traditions connect Latinos with themselves, their families, their communities, and their past, present and future. I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of this project along with Chef Nelson Larios of Lauriol Plaza, Chef Javier Romero of Taberna del Alabardero, Chef Ramon Martinez of Jaleo, Chef Ismar Reyes-Cruz of El Nopalito, Chef Beatriz Zuluaga of CentroNía, and Chef Tito Vargas of Oyamel. I talk about how the kitchen brings us Latinos together with our culture, heritage and traditions.

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El Arte de la Cocina-Kitchen Arts from Hola Cultura on Vimeo.

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September 13, 2012

At the Table With…Mexican Chef Pati Jinich

“Dish you crave from your abuela:

It depends which abuela! On my mom’s side, my grandmother made the most fabulous, simple and elegantly roasted chicken and duck, with just the right amount of seasoning, moist meat and the crispiest skin. On my dad’s side, what I crave the most from her, that she doesn’t make anymore, is her tasty, down to earth, humble and filling grated potato and onion cazuela.

Secret ingredient to make a dish pop:

Tajín!!! It’s been in our pantry since I was growing up in Mexico City. It sparks up everything it touches. It has a combination of five different dried chiles that are finely ground and mixed with dehydrated lime.”

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At the Table With…Mexican Chef Pati Jinich

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September 5, 2012

Bethesda Magazine: Mesa Mexicana De Pati

“‘I wanted it to look Mexican, but not in-your-face Mexican,’ Patricia Jinich says of her fabulous Chevy Chase kitchen, with its Jalisco-tile backsplash, hay-colored cabinets, deep-rust walls and judiciously placed pottery.

It’s a fitting backdrop for the Mexican-born Jinich, host of the PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table, which is scheduled to air its second 13-episode season starting Sept. 1…”

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Bethesda Magazine: Mesa Mexicana De Pati

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July 22, 2009

Jamaica flowers charm the kitchen

Growing up in Mexico City, my sisters and I used to prepare exotic meals, perfumes and potions for the inhabitants of our enchanted forest. That was our dog, the bluebird, snails, butterflies and ladybugs that happened to peek into our backyard and witness our extravagant mess. It also included any family friend who happened to stop by and become a willing victim. We sometimes offered cooking classes too.

My mother set us up in the backyard on a big blanket with random pots and pans, while she cooked laborious weekend meals. There was a fig tree, an apple tree, a peach tree, a couple of what we called Chinese orange trees and tons of azaleas and herbs that offered an immense array of witch-crafting material. But among our most prized ingredients were dried jamaica flowers, known here as hibiscus flowers, stored in a big jar in the kitchen.

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