A Cook's Tour of Mexico : Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens
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Nancy Zaslavsky

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1 Indespensible book
We've just returned from our first visit to Oaxaca. The xeroxed copy of the Oaxaca section from Cooks Tour was the second most used reference (the street map was first). Since we bought this book nearly a decade ago, it's been the basic resource for information on fondas, markets, local specialties etc. Some of the recipes are such staples that I've forgotten their source until I run across them when using the book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
2 Delightful and Authentic Regional Guide to Mexican Cooking
This is a very fine collection of unpretentious, delicious recipes - wonderful food as cooked by real Mexicans. The descriptions of local markets and fondas are rendered with affection, humor and a healthy dose of common sense. In short, a book that should be in the collection of every Mexican cooking aficionado.
3 Steve Sando is a Moron!
This book rocks! I don't know if Mr. Sando is used to Taco Bell or what? The food I have made form this book has all been superb. The flavor is authentic. Some of the recipies are simple and some quite involved! Not every recipe needs a list of 20+ ingredients and 3 pages of instructions to be wonderfully flavorful. The many types of moles are some of the best I have ever had. Anyone who looks in cookbooks for travel tips is delusional. Great cookbook!
4 Pedestrian and poorly written
Anyone wishing to discover Mexican cuisine should look elsewhere. Better recipes are in many other books (Diana Kennedy, Bayless, the Oaxaca book). The writing is full of cliches and the shopping and dining "tips" in Mexico were worthless. I'm very sorry I bought it! Actually, the dumbed-down recipes can be handy if you're in a rush.
5 great cookbook and travel guide
This is a great cookbook. I've traveled a lot in Mexico and cooked a lot of Mexican food, using the classic cookbooks like Diana Kennedy's. The recipes that I've tried in this one are uniformly terrific. Just as important, the accompanying narratives and photos draw you back into the whole sensual experience of Mexico, so both the cooking and the eating take on an added dimension of rich experience.

Sunday, 06-Jul-2008 15:20:36 CDT
Quote of the Day:


Q:	How many bureaucrats does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A:	Two.  One to assure everyone that everything possible is being

	done while the other screws the bulb into the water faucet.






An American scientist once visited the offices of the great Nobel prize

winning physicist, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen.  He was amazed to find that

over Bohr's desk was a horseshoe, securely nailed to the wall, with the

open end up in the approved manner (so it would catch the good luck and not

let it spill out).  The American said with a nervous laugh,

	"Surely you don't believe the horseshoe will bring you good luck,

do you, Professor Bohr?  After all, as a scientist --"

Bohr chuckled.

	"I believe no such thing, my good friend.  Not at all.  I am

scarcely likely to believe in such foolish nonsense.  However, I am told

that a horseshoe will bring you good luck whether you believe in it or not."