Latinísimo

Praise

“Latinísimo is as practical and day-to-day useful as it is revelatory. Whether you’re new to the culinary heritage of Latin America or you grew up in the culture and know the traditions in your bones, there’s something to learn on every page and something deeply satisfying to savor in every recipe—each sparkles with Sandra’s genius as a scholar, storyteller, brilliant cook and generous teacher. Latinísimo is a book to treasure today and to pass on to a new generation of cooks tomorrow.” —Dorie Greenspan, New York Times bestselling cookbook author
 
“If anyone knows the foods of Latin America, it’s Sandra Gutierrez. In this stunning book she shares the full extent of her expertise through more than 300 delicious recipes. These are dishes that people across Latin America enjoy every day and Latinísimo is a book home cooks will be turning to for years to come.” —Pati Jinich, chef, cookbook author and host of PBS’s La Frontera and Pati’s Mexican Table
 
“I have long admired Sandra Gutierrez’s mastery of her craft, and this comprehensive, mouthwatering guide to Latin American home cooking will open your eyes to the depth, breadth, and deliciousness of the region’s culinary offerings. A culinary love letter wrapped in a meticulously researched historical and anthropological primer, Latinísimo is a work that reads as well as it cooks.” —Adeena Sussman, author of Sababa and Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals From My Kitchen To Yours
 
“Sandra is at once scholar, cook, cheerleader, ambassador, tour guide, gastronomic wanderer and we are all the better for having gone on this journey through Latin American cooking, appreciating it for the globally impactful tradition that it is, was and will be.” —Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene and Koshersoul