Lard? Yes! Praise the Lard

Lard? Yes! Praise the Lard

  It was 1991. Ruth Reichl, was the editor of the Los Angeles Times food section, and she was changing the culinary scene, mostly subtly but with a wake up bang directed  at others.  When she asked me to write an article on lard I was scared, perplexed, wary, but...

Choice Articles Written by Zarela

Pickled Mushrooms The Los Angeles Times Praise the Lard: restoring a Fat’s Splattered Reputation A Spash of Magic The Acid Treatment The African Face of Veracruz  Saveur Magazine Cuisine of the Matriarchs Food and Wine Magazine...

A Splash of Magic

Photo: Marissa E. Sanchez “A Splash of Magic” In France, a sauce is just an entrée’s sidekick. But a rich, complex sauce is the very heart of the Mexican meal. By Zarela Martinez Special to the Times Los Angeles Times- Wednesday, March 4th, 1998 When I was...

The Seafood of Veracruz

The Seafood of Veracruz By Zarela Martinez Los Angeles Times October 21, 1998 in print edition H-1 For the first 12 years of my life, the only fish I ever ate were frozen haddock filets at Luby’s Cafeteria in El Paso, Texas. They were fried in a thick crust and I ate...