La Latina

Grace Ramirez

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21 Oct 2015

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How to cook fantastic, authentic Latin American food.

How to cook fantastic, authentic Latin American food utilising locally available ingredients.

Miami-born, Venezuela-raised, New Zealand-based chef Grace Ramirez shares her interpretation of traditional recipes from throughout Latin America. Utilising readily available ingredients, Grace recreates the authentic tastes she grew up with in contemporary dishes full of bold flavours. With its use of fresh aromatic ingredients and exciting flavour combinations, Latin American cooking is set to become an exciting new food trend. In this unique cookbook Grace shares inspirational recipes for every meal as well as fascinating titbits of information about each Latin American country's culinary history.

Pub date: 21 October 2015
ISBN: 9781775538141
Imprint: Random House NZ
Format: Hardback
Pages: 288
RRP: $52.99

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Food & Drink

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About the Author

Grace Ramirez

Following an upbringing steeped in Latin cuisine and a career in the pioneering days of food television, Grace made the life-changing decision to follow her dreams and become student to some of the masters of the New York culinary scene. Armed with that education, a hunger for new experiences, and a dedication to learning, Grace travelled extensively.

Miami-born, Grace is very proud of her Latin heritage. Her family is from Venezuela, her stepfather is from Peru and her mother has lived in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. She has spent most of her adult years in New York. All those influences can be tasted in Grace’s cooking.

Grace gave up her job in television when she was selected from over 60,000 people to be on US MasterChef. Shortly after, she was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious French Culinary Institute in NYC. There was no turning back. She is a regular judge on the New Zealand series of My Kitchen Rules.

Praise for La Latina

“One of the most vibrant, exciting cookbooks of the year.”

Kia Ora

“A celebration of the many cultures and cuisines of Latin America, and it's full of punchy, fresh ingredients and exciting flavour combinations.”

Alice Galletly, Dish magazine

“The snazzy cover of Grace Ramirez's book is a good sign of things to come inside . . . A great starting point for those interested in Latin American cooking, with helpful down-under ingredient substitutions given.”

Cuisine magazine

“An impressive book in breadth and size . . . a thoroughly researched book that appreciates how varied the food cultures of Latin America are.”

Alice Neville, Waikato Times (syndicated)