{"product_id":"claudette-zepeda-author-talk-cooking-the-borderlands","title":"Claudette Zepeda Author Talk • Cooking the Borderlands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaudette Zepeda\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning, San Diego-based chef and culinary entrepreneur known for her fearless style and bold approach to regional Mexican cuisine. A celebrated culinary anthropologist, Zepeda draws upon 20+ years of experience working in restaurant kitchens, as well as her extensive travels around the world and throughout Mexico that inform her vast knowledge of indigenous ingredients and cross-cultural expressions of cuisine. Zepeda's multi-faceted expertise is showcased in her role overseeing the creative vision as Founder of Chispa Hospitality, including food concepts in San Diego, Nashville, Australia, Mexico. Her latest project, Novecientos Grados, a Mexican food restaurant in partnership with Tony Hawk located in the San Diego airport. Celebrating both the border and skater culture through delicious food. In 2022-2023, she represented the U.S. in London \u0026amp; Paris for the Taittinger Champagne Prix Culinaire, the first time ever the US participated in the 55 year competition history. Zepeda has also garnered national acclaim for her food, including receiving a glowing review from the New York Times, inclusion on Esquire’s 2018 \u0026amp; 2021 Best New Restaurants \u0026amp; Michelin Bib Gourmand list. Zepeda was also named both Eater San Diego and San Diego Union Tribune’s Chef of the Year in 2018, and was a James Beard Best Chef West semifinalist in 2019.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-59790721412073401s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMei Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated chef, partner, and culinary force whose work has helped shape the modern American dining landscape. A winner of Bravo’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-59790721412073401s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-59790721412073401s1\"\u003e and Food Network’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-59790721412073401s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTournament of Champions IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-59790721412073401s1\"\u003e, Mei honed her craft in some of the country’s most acclaimed kitchens, earning early recognition as one of Eater’s Young Guns. She has since opened three distinct restaurant concepts, each earning national recognition, including honors from GQ, Food and Wine magazine, and James Beard Award nominations. Thoughtful, inventive, and deeply rooted in her upbringing in her family’s Chinese restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan, Mei continues to redefine Chinese-American cuisine with precision, depth, and an unmistakably bold point of view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking the Borderlands — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Mexican American border has been an inflamed political focal point within the US; at the same time, Mexican food has long been the most popular “ethnic” cuisine in America. A child of the border herself, Top Chef contestant Claudette Zepeda grew up in both California and Mexico and sees the border as a vibrant, vital, and unique cultural and culinary place. A gifted storyteller and chef, Claudette’s recipes and ruminations humanize border culture through 100 accessible and beloved dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of a personal and culinary identity that formed betwixt two cultures, told through recipes, anecdotes, and an irreverent sense of humor. Borderlands details the Mexican dishes Claudette grew up eating and loves, their American counterparts, and how the fluidity and flexibility between the two nations shows us a way of being in the world. With her sophisticated, first-hand perspective of the Mexican American border, immigration, and the feet-in-many-worlds attitude of Border Kid culture, Claudette shines a human light on the imaginary line stretching from California through Texas and shows how vital this place is in American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnivore Books on Food","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47634693849346,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/files\/AuthorEventTemplate_33_258fbc36-2401-40a7-ba11-4556bbaf771d.png?v=1776711799","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/claudette-zepeda-author-talk-cooking-the-borderlands","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}