Everything Zarela does becomes newsworthy, including her three highly successful cookbooks. These seminal works bring a depth and understanding not normally associated with the genre. Zarela's most recent book, Zarela's Veracruz: Cooking and Culture in Mexico's Tropical Melting Pot was on the top-10 cookbook lists for 2001 in many publications across the country and is a companion to Zarela's well-received PBS series. These special cookbooks reflect Zarela's passion for cultural anthropology and her desire to continuously explore and promote the diversity of Mexican cuisines and traditions. MORE>>

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