Meet the guests of the show

I created Pass the Chipotle podcast as a platform to use the power of storytelling to tell the extraordinary cultural wealth that is Mexico’s gastronomic heritage and to bring together the voices, experiences, and points of view of cooks, bloggers, authors and entrepreneurs who champion Mexican food all over the world.
Each interview offers new perspectives of multicultural dialogue, opening up new discussions about traditions, evolution and better ways to understand one of the world’s most celebrated cuisines.
Rocio Carvajal

 

 

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Author, educator and chocolate Historian extraordinaire Alex Hutchinson is continuously invited to share her expertise in documentaries, radio programs and newspapers where she shares the often surprising and always fascinating aspects of the history of confectionery and the chocolate industry of Britain. 

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Rafael Mier is the founder of Fundacion Tortilla de Maiz Mexicana, an independent Mexican charity that promotes the cultural, economic and gastronomic significance of Mexican corn through education and advocacy to build legal frameworks to protect native varieties of corn, regulate the production of corn tortillas and save popcorn corn from extinction.   

Fundación Tortilla de Maíz Mexicana

Acclaimed documentarist Elizabeth Carroll is the director of the award winning film “Diana Kennedy, nothing fancy” that features Diana herself as she shares her memories and reflects on a lifetime pioneering food studies in Mexico.

Eddie Sandoval is a young business graduate from Wichita’s State University and founder of Pinole Blue a company that carries Eddie’s cultural heritage and a passion for building a business that is socially and ethically sound.

Eddie started his Pinole business (from his college dorm!) when he was still in college, today he is determined to bring pinole to all of the US while giving back to the indigenous people that inspired his vision.

Karina Jimenez is a Mexican-American third-generation food entrepreneur who harvested inspiration and drive from her bicultural upbringing and arts background to create Viva los Cupcakes.

Tamal de mole, salsa verde, conchita and mazapan are some of the many cupcake flavours that hide in plain sight an ingenious culinary transgression that provokes curiosity and starts conversations about shared traditions, innovation and cultural resilience, all in one delicious bite.

 

Mexican Chef Fany Gerson is the founder Dough dougnuts and La Newyorkina, an ice cream and iced lollies parlour and catering services specialised in artisanal frozen Mexican treats and sweets.

She is also the author of the best seller books My sweet Mexico, Mexican ice creams, Paletas, read more about them here. 

 

Food historian Dr. Ken Albala is a TEDx speaker, cook, professor, vlogger and a distinguished member of the department of History of the university of the Pacific in California, U.S.A. author of 25 books and counting, including: “Three World Cuisines: Italian, Mexican, Chinese” 2012 winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards best foreign cuisine book in the world.

 

Suzanne Barbezat is a Canadian anthropologist and author of the best seller book Frida Kahlo at home, Suzanne now lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.

 

Jorge Gaviria is the founder and CEO of MASIENDA. This young food entrepreneur is a  former a former Forbes 30 under 30, his company MASIENDA sources heirloom  corn from small Mexican farms to produce delicious organic corn tortillas and masa harina in the U.S.

 

Jolien Benjamin is the co-founder of the London-based award winning culinary incubator Stories on Our Plate. With a background in social work and a masters degree in Anthropology of Food from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, Jolien resides in Toronto, Canada.

Stories on Our Plate (SOOP)

 

Mexican-  Norwegian Chef Sylvia Vavik was born in the U.S.  After studying Political sciences and web design for good measure, she realised that her creative heart was in gastronomy. Sylva became  a professional chef and relocated in Norway, where she teaches Mexican cooking classes and has her own catering company. 

 

Saul Talavera is a Mexican-American cook, owner of “el Tamalucas” selling traditional, bespoke and gourmet tamales in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Saul uses techniques that were passed on from his grandmother to his father and now he proudly continues a long tradition of tamal-making with in unique combinations of flavours and textures.

 Arts history graduate and Cordon Bleu Chef Lori Sandoval is the founder of Salsaology an L.A. based company producing award winning coking sauces inspired by the culinary traditions of her parent’s home-states of Jalisco and Zacatecas in Mexico.

 

Yvette Marquez Sharpnack is a multi-talented entrepreneur and founder of Muy Bueno, she has built a unique business that reflects the pride and inspiration she sources from her Mexican heritage, her projects include cookbooks, brand ambassadorship, photography, and award-winning video productions.

 

Anais Martinez is a food tour specialist based in Mexico City where she runs her business called  “The curious Mexican” offering tailor made unique food experiences and food tours. 

Yolanda Ocon, Mexican expat living in London Marketing manager at the School of Wok and owner of Eat Latin, a food hub offering dining experiences through popups, supperclubs and private catering.

 

Karla Zazueta, Mexican expat living in London, where she runs her business offering Mexican cookery classes.

 

Douglas Cullen American expat English language teacher turned cook and food blogger, author of Mexican Food Journal 

Sonia Mendez García, Mexican-American food blogger author of La Piña en la Cocina. 

 

Nicole Makrinos, Spanish teacher, blogger, and Mexican vanilla entrepreneur.

 

Chef Shaun Hurrell owner of Barrio Comida, a Mexican taqueria in Newcastle, England

Mely Martinez, is a Traditional Mexican cook, Mexican food writer and researcher  living in the US, she is the author of one of the most popular bilingual foodblogs of Mexican recipes. 

Dr. Deborah Toner, Associate Professor of History at the University of Leicester. BA, MA and PhD in History at the University of Warwick, postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London.

 

Virydiana Velarde Co founder of Merci Mercado, a Mexican company developing insect-based gourmet products. 

Facebook: Merci-Mercado

Instagram: Mercimercado_us

Robert Nathan Allen Founder of Little Herds  an educational nonprofit based in Austin, Texas, teaching about insects as a resource efficient, nutritious and delicious food or feed through experiential STEAM based programs, family friendly events, public advocacy outreach, and partnerships with educators, universities and other organizations.

 

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