Señora Favorite
Diana Kennedy
Michoacán, Mexico
The undisputed authority on Mexican regional cuisine. At 99, the British-born Diana Kennedy remains the most important chronicler of Mexico’s culinary heritage.
Known for: The Cuisines of Mexico and a lifetime of field research
The Cuisines of Mexico
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Pati Jinich
Mexico / Washington D.C.
Host of PBS’s Pati’s Mexican Table, Pati travels Mexico documenting regional recipes and bringing them to home cooks everywhere. Her cooking is warm, generous, and deeply rooted in family tradition.
Known for: PBS television, Mexican travel, preserving regional recipes
Treasures of the Mexican Table
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Rick Martínez
Mexico / Oaxaca
Food writer and recipe developer whose book Mi Cocina documents a year-long road trip through Mexico’s most beloved regional kitchens. His recipes are personal, precise, and full of story.
Known for: Traveling Mexico and documenting local recipes
Mi Cocina
Bricia Lopez
Los Angeles / Oaxaca
Co-author of Oaxaca and co-owner of Guelaguetza in Los Angeles, the country’s most celebrated Oaxacan restaurant. Bricia is an irreplaceable voice for mole, mezcal, and the full depth of Oaxacan culture.
Known for: Mole, mezcal, and Oaxacan traditions
Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico
Claudette Zepeda
Tijuana / San Diego
Chef and Top Chef alumni who draws from her Tijuana upbringing to create borderland cuisine that honors both Mexican tradition and California seasons.
Known for: Reinterpreting Baja flavors through a fine-dining lens
Daniela Soto-Innes
Mexico City / New York
Named World’s Best Female Chef in 2019, Daniela brought joyful, boundary-pushing Mexican cooking to New York at Cosme and Atla. Her style is innovative, personal, and boldly modern.
Known for: Innovative cooking and contemporary Mexican restaurants
Enrique Olvera
Mexico City
Chef-owner of Pujol in Mexico City — long ranked among the world’s best restaurants — Enrique has spent two decades reimagining Mexican cuisine through a contemporary fine-dining lens.
Known for: Pujol and modern Mexican fine dining
Mexico from the Inside Out
Fany Gerson
Mexico City / New York
Pastry chef and author specializing in Mexican sweets, Fany founded La New Yorkina to share paletas, pastries, and traditional desserts with New York. Her work proves sugar can carry a whole culture.
Known for: Ice pops, pastries, and traditional desserts
My Sweet Mexico
Gabriela Cámara
Mexico City
Chef-owner of Contramar in Mexico City and Cala in San Francisco, Gabriela serves elegant, sustainable Mexican seafood that feels effortlessly modern without abandoning its roots.
Known for: Contramar seafood, elegant simplicity, contemporary Mexican dining
My Mexico City Kitchen
Karla Zazueta
Mexico
Behind Mexican Food Memories, Karla documents the authentic family recipes that rarely appear in cookbooks — the dishes passed down at kitchen tables across Mexico for generations.
Known for: Authentic home recipes and family traditions
Marcela Valladolid
Tijuana / Los Angeles
Food Network personality and author who bridges Baja California traditions with modern American kitchens. Her style is warm, relaxed, and designed for bringing people around the table.
Known for: California-Mexican cooking and entertaining
Casa Marcela
Mely Martínez
Monterrey / Texas
Creator of the Mexico in My Kitchen blog, Mely is the definitive voice for traditional Mexican home cooking. Her recipes are authentic, accessible, and grounded in decades of family heritage.
Known for: Accessible family recipes
The Mexican Home Kitchen
