L.A. Mexicano: Recipes, People & Places Prospect Park Books After a helpful introductory section

After a helpful introductory section on ingredients and basic preparations

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but his continually shifting origin story

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L.A. Mexicano: Recipes, People & Places Prospect Park Books After a helpful introductory sectionThe celebration of Mexican cooking that food lovers have been waiting for. Richly photographed and authentically local, L. A. Mexicano showcases L. A.'s famously rich and complex Mexican food culture, including recipes, profiles of chefs, bakers, restaurateurs, and vendors, and neighborhood guides. Part cookbook, part food journalism, and part love song to Los Angeles, it's the definitive resource for home cooks nationwide, hungry Angelenos, and food