These cookbook authors are a recipe for success! Enjoy a taste of delicious conversation with Adán Medrano, Rick Martínez, and Sean Sherman as they chew over topics such as cooking, culture, and more. Each of them brings rich and varied personal experiences to the table.
| Where: | Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150) ![]() ![]() |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)
|
| Genre: | Nuestras Raices |
| Moderator: | Jose Contreras |

Chef Rick Martinez is a celebrated Mexican-American chef, author, food personality, and recipe developer. Martinez has received numerous accolades for his debut cookbook, "Mi Cocina, Recipes and Rapture from my Kitchen in Mexico," including the prestigious James Beard Award for International Cooking, as well as two IACP awards for Best International Cookbook and Book of the Year in 2023....

Adán Medrano is a writer, chef and award-winning filmmaker specializing in Indigenous foods of Texas and the Americas. His book, "Truly Texas Mexican" received the Finalist, Book Of The Year from Foreword Reviews....

A member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Chef Sean Sherman has dedicated his career to supporting and promoting Indigenous food systems and Native food sovereignty....


