Mexican Table

12 ingredients at the heart of Mexican cooking – how to use them in interesting, innovative and exciting ways

...it is a riotous, mouthwatering joy, worth its cover price for its Molten Mole chocolate cake alone.

Thomasina expertly shows how to turn staple ingredients such as beans , tomatoes and chocolate into vibrant tacos , salads , cakes , desserts and cocktails .

Mexican-meets-modern British in this celebration of simple ingredients. Alongside tacos and tostada, there's mezcal crêpes, courgette soda bread and cocktails to see you through the summer!

This is a simple book with a straightforward proposition , and while it works brilliantly as a beautiful , inviting cookbook , there's also a real sense of warmth and intimacy here, with Miers ' family immersion sewn through its heart.

Cook, writer and winner of MasterChef, Thomasina Miers has made cheese in Ireland, cheffed in Michelin-stared kitchens and, having travelled to Mexico in 1994, went to live there to research the cuisine. Fuelled by her love for Mexican food, she co-founded restaurant chain Wahaca in 2007, and in 2017 helped set up the charity Chefs in Schools. She was awarded an OBE in 2019 for her services to the food industry. Tommi has a regular column in the Guardian ’s Feast and has written eight cookbooks. In 2024, Tommi went back to live in Mexico with her husband and three children, to introduce her children properly to the country she so loves.