I am writing a book called Amazing Mexican market food! and I want you to be part of this great adventure.
The production of a book is a wonderful creative process that as an author I seldom get to share with you, so I am disrupting the way I work by making you a part of this experience and give you exclusive access behind the scenes and see all the things that happen in the making of this wonderful book that celebrate the soulful food of the nation’s powerhouses.
So come with me to live and love the food and stories of Mexico’s world celebrated markets.
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