Rick Martinez

*A Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this. This is my honest and unbiased review*

Hello Fellow Eaters,

I've been a fan of Rick Martinez for a couple of years, so when I found out that he had a cook book coming out I jumped at the chance to read it. Martinez is just so passionate about the food he cooks and you can just feel it in every photo, description, and recipe. As a good lover as well as a reader, it's so refreshing to see (read) someone be so in love with what they are doing that it jumps out of every page. Not only does every recipe make my mouth water, but this is the most beautiful cookbook that I've ever seen. Also he does his recipes in grams something I wished more people did.

Overall, a mouth wateringly beautiful cookbook.… (more)

Martinez begins with a chapter on basic staples of the Mexican table and follows that with recipes that exist universally throughout Mexico. These are organized by key ingredient (e.g., corn and wheat, rice and beans, and salsas, condiments and seasonings). The primary content of the book is presented in seven chapters devoted to the geographic regions of Mexico. Each chapter presents ten or so recipes from that area. For the most part, I found these dishes to be of little interest, and many recipes include ingredients I would never have on hand.

The photography is excellent, and I found chapter on traditional Mexican recipes to be the most intriguing section of the book. I bookmarked several recipes in this section I plan to try.… (more)