30 November 2018

Siempre En Memoria: La Flor de La Cocina Mexicana Mundial

Your MesaZona blogger wanted to take the time to honor one of the great chefs in the Pantheon of Mexican food culture: Patricia Quintana.
The opening image you see is from a posting on Twitter:
Patricia Quintana, cocinera, escritora, profesora y empresaria. Entre sus numerosos libros: "La cocina de los dioses del agua" y "México de ida y vuelta".
Permitid que destaque su última frase en Instagram: 'Si quieres viajar, lee; si quieres escribir, viaja'.
She was an energetic promoter, teacher, and Investigadora gastronómica, escritora y empresaria Mexicana.
Viva Patricia Quintana! Ahora celebramos su vida . . .  
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There was an obit in the New York Times yesterday written by Tejal Rao:
Patricia Quintana, Champion of Mexican Cuisine, Dies at 72
Patricia Quintana, the chef and author whose work exalted the range and sophistication of Mexican cuisine, died on Monday at her home in Mexico City. She was 72.
Her son Patricio Pasquel Quintana, who confirmed the death, said Ms. Quintana was given a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma several years ago.
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This is how I learned of her death from Chef Jose Andres https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres
Tony, mi padre, ahora Patricia ...meses duros....Patricia fue siempre generosa...con su amistad, su sonrisa, su conocimiento...su cocina!