AUTHOR EVENT! Sun. Oct. 15. Laura Tillman in conversation with Lauren Markham (author of The Far Away Brothers). The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García. 3:00 P.M. Featuring a mezcal tasting courtesy of Tahona Mercado! FREE TO ATTEND!

Pre-order a signed copy here! Ships after October 15. We'll also have plenty of copies on hand to purchase at the event.

PLANNING TO ATTEND? NO NEED TO R.S.VP. - JUST COME! IT'S FREE! We'll also have plenty of copies on hand to purchase at the event.

Born in rural Mexico, Eduardo “Lalo” García Guzmán and his family left for the United States when he was a child, picking fruits and vegetables on the migrant route from Florida to Michigan. He worked in Atlanta restaurants as a teenager before being convicted of a robbery, incarcerated, and eventually deported. Lalo landed in Mexico City as a new generation of chefs was questioning the hierarchies that had historically privileged European cuisine in elite spaces. At his acclaimed restaurant, Máximo Bistrot, he began to craft food that narrated his memories and hopes.

Mexico City-based journalist Laura Tillman spent five years immersively reporting on Lalo’s story: from Máximo’s kitchen to the onion fields of Vidalia, Georgia, to Dubai’s first high-end Mexican restaurant, to Lalo’s hometown of San José de las Pilas. What emerges is a moving portrait of Lalo’s struggle to find authenticity in an industry built on the very inequalities that drove his family to leave their home, and of the artistic process as Lalo calls on the experiences of his life to create transcendent cuisine. The Migrant Chef offers an unforgettable window into a family’s border-eclipsing dreams, Mexico’s culinary heritage, and the making of a chef.

A note about our in-person events:

Event capacity is 50 people, first come, first served and standing room only. Masks are optional. 

As always, signed books will be available for anyone who wants one. If you can't make it to the talk, pre-order a signed copy of the book and we'll ship it to you.  Pre-order a signed copy here! Ships after October 15.