Reviews

The Art of Mexican Cooking by Diana Kennedy

themanfromdelmonte's review against another edition

2.0

This is a love story to Mexican cooking. Unfortunately it's not a very good cookbook for the novice. There's a lot of to-ing & fro-ing as recipes refer to ingredients elsewhere in the book. Even quite simple things are couched in native terms, which is not a criticism, but more a reflection of the fact that what we think of as Mexican cuisine is defined by the popular notions we have about burritos and tacos etc.
I'm a keen cook and am not daunted by exotica but I found this book hard going to the point that it sits on the shelf unopened because it's more straightforward to go to the Interweb and get a recipe that I can use!

dray's review against another edition

5.0

For a relatively small cookbook, this has a lot of notable recipes. I appreciate the authoress's focus on tortillas, which lie at the heart of many south of the border dishes. The chapter on enchiladas alone is well worth the read. Bravo. i have a newly enlarged appreciation for the humble tortilla and it's many wonders.