Abigail Mendoza Ruiz Explained

Abigail Mendoza Ruiz (also known as Abigail Mendoza) is a Zapotec chef and co-owner of restaurant Tlamanalli, which she runs with her sisters, in Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico, near Oaxaca.[1] She opened Tlamanalli in February 1990 in order to serve traditional Zapotec cuisine such as mole and squash blossom soup. The restaurant was soon featured in Gourmet magazine.[2] In 1993, her restaurant received a write-up by food critic Molly O'Neill in the New York Times.[3]

Mendoza Ruiz has since traveled to France to demonstrate Zapotec cooking. She was profiled in Anthony Bourdain's series , featured in a documentary about British food writer Diana Kennedy, and shown on a digital cover of Vogue Mexico and Latin America for the magazine's 20th anniversary.[4] [5] [6]

Mendoza Ruiz was born in the 1960s and learned to cook by watching her mother and aunt in the kitchen.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Virbila. S. Irene. August 8, 2014. On the prowl for the best food; and mezcal; Oaxaca, Mexico. The Los Angeles Times. August 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Simón. Yara. October 26, 2016. Abigail Mendoza Ruiz is the World’s Most Famous Zapotec Chef. live. August 4, 2021. Remezcla. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027144656/http://remezcla.com/features/food/abigail-mendoza-ruiz-wants-to-take-zapotec-cuisine-to-every-corner-of-the-world/ . 2016-10-27 .
  3. News: O'Neill. Molly. January 17, 1993. Top-Notch Tables; Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico. The New York Times. August 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: Da Costa. Cassie. May 30, 2020. From Diana Kennedy to Alison Roman: When White Women of Privilege Borrow From Ethnic Cuisines. live. August 5, 2021. Daily Beast. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119223813/https://www.thedailybeast.com/diana-kennedy-alison-roman-and-when-white-women-of-privilege-borrow-from-ethnic-cuisines?ref=scroll . 2021-01-19 .
  5. Web site: Caraballo. Ecleen Luzmila. October 1, 2019. A Rarámuri Runner & a Zapotec Chef Are on the Covers of Vogue Mexico and Latin America. live. August 4, 2021. Remezcla. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114045319/https://remezcla.com/culture/vogue-latin-america-and-mexico-20th-anniversary/ . 2019-11-14 .
  6. Web site: Villegas. Paulina. October 9, 2019. Abigail Mendoza, la cocinera oaxaqueña que pone en alto el nombre de México. live. August 5, 2021. vogue.mx. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010032506/https://www.vogue.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/abigail-mendoza-biografia-cocinera-de-la-gastronomia-de-oaxaca . 2019-10-10 .

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