James Beard Foundation Who’s Who
Last night a dream of mine was realized when I was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who. It is special indeed to be recognized by your colleagues and I thank you all who voted for me. We were not allowed to say a few words but, if they had,...Rodica Prato
I’ve known, admired and loved Rodica Prato and her work for over 10 years when she designed the map based on Miguel Covarrubias’ style for my book , Zarela’s Veracruz (Houghton Mifflin 2001.) I can truly say that I have never met a...Zarela Restaurant closes,a new life begins
Should I or should I not? My mind knew that I had to, my heart said no, no. For the last year, I slowly came to the realization that I needed to close my restaurant Zarela after 23 years. During those years, challenges were met head on and conquered, dreams were...The Mexican Corn Kitchen
It’s gratifying that the event has completely “sold” out but it’s not surprising cause because there is tremendous interest in preparing and cooking with Mexican corn . The majority of the questions I get on Ask Zarela refer to corn, corn...Zarela talks MOLE on Martha Stewart Radio
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking of ways to spice up your celebration and Zarela has the answer—Mole! This week on Martha Stewart Radio it’s all about chocolate, so make sure to tune in and catch Zarela, Thursday, February...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.