On Zarela’s Mind
Tributes, remembrances, family stories, journeys, and more
My Mother, Aida Gabilondo
Today would have been my mother’s 100th birthday.
She was an exceptional woman and, every year, I like to share a little bit from a book I’ve been working on about the lessons I learned from different people that got me to this point in my life. I would absolutely do it differently today but the message would be the same.
Adios mi Chaparrito
Chapo He was a racist, he picked fights with anyone bigger than he, hated the aged, fur coats and people carrying big heavy bags--back packs and shoulder carry-alls particularly annoyed him. One day, he attacked Dan Dorfman’s wife, who was wearing both a fur coat and...
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.