Welcome to the final bonus episode in our mini-series on food and drink. This week we are joined by two women who are at the forefront of a movement to elevate Mexican food and drink around the world: chef Pati Jinich and tequila maker Bertha González Nieves. Pati and Bertha were interviewed by the FT’s drinks columnist Alice Lascelles during a live conversation at the US FT Weekend Festival. Pati is a chef on a mission to educate people about the diversity of Mexican food, which she explores on her PBS show La Frontera. Bertha leads a luxury small-batch tequila brand called Casa Dragones, which is working to redefine tequila as a spirit to sip and savour. She’s also the first woman tequila distiller to earn the title “maestra tequilera”.
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Links:
– Lilah’s interview with Pati Jinich for the podcast last year: https://link.chtbl.com/FTW-patijinich
– The tequila story featuring Bertha Gonzáles Nieves in FT Weekend Magazine: https://on.ft.com/3CBVsJ1
– Lilah recommends Pati’s cookbook Treasures of the Mexican Table: https://patijinich.com/cookbook/treasures-of-the-mexican-table/
– Pati’s original nachos recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021572-the-original-nachos
– A recent piece in the FT by Jancis Robinson about Mexican wine: https://on.ft.com/3NCFrYv
– A food tour of Mexico City from the FT: https://on.ft.com/3PnlN4Z
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This episode was produced by Zach St Louis. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco.