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Maricel E. Presilla

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MARICEL E. PRESILLA is a culinary historian, author, and chef specializing in the cuisines of Latin America and Spain. She studied medieval Spanish history at Spain’s University of Valladolid and at New York University, where she received her PhD. Formally trained in cultural anthropology, she has done extensive research on the food crops of the Americas and taught at New York University and Rutgers University.
Presilla is the author of three illustrated books on various aspects of Latin American culture and a forthcoming book on Latin American cooking. Her newest venture is the food store and cooking atelier Ultramarinos in Hoboken. She divides her time between her New Jersey restaurants, Miami, and Latin America.

Books by Maricel E. Presilla

Peppers of the Americas

A beautiful culinary and ethnobotanical survey of the punch-packing ingredient central to today's multi-cultural palate, with 40 pan-Latin recipes from a three-time James Beard Award-winning author and chef-restaurateur.

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