VITAMINA T

Get your daily dose of vitamin Tthe unofficial Mexican food group that celebrates tacos, tortas, tamales, and morewith over 100 delicious recipes that add a fun twist to these classic street foods.

Tacos, tostadas, tamales, and other vitamin T favorites represent the culinary experience of street foods across Mexican foodways. In Vitamina T, celebrated chef Fermín Núñez and masa-purveyor-to-the-stars Jorge Gaviria take us on a journey through the sizzling streets of Mexico to show us how we can capture some of the magic of this cuisine in our home kitchens. Explore the beautiful sights and bold flavors of a late-night taqueria, a charcoal-burning clay comal teeming with hoja-santa-wrapped tetelas, and all of the tamales at all of the times. Vitamina T features over 100 mouthwatering Mexican staples as well as contemporary twists:
Tacos: Al Pastor, Barbacoa, and Carnitas Tacos
Tamales: Bean and Cheese, Duck Confit Tamales (with a delicious Mole Negro)
Tostadas: Tinga, Beet-Avocado, and Red Snapper Ceviche Tostadas
Tortas: Butternut Squash in Chile Colorado, Brisket "de la Barda," and Cubana Tortas
Todo Lo Demás: Sopes, Gorditas, Flautas, Chilaquiles, and more

These dishes are emblematic of what makes Mexico a culinary cornerstone, and Vitamina T translates them into approachable recipes for home cooks. Through traditional techniques, practices developed by Fermín and Jorge, and recipes for any occasion, this book has everything you need to bring an all-day Mexico City street food crawl into your own home.

Jorge Gaviria is the James Beard Award-winning founder of Masienda and the bestselling author of MASA: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple. He has been honored in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for food and wine and has trained at top restaurants like Danny Meyer's Maialino and Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Prior to founding Masienda, he was a pig herder, educator, and line cook. He lives in Los Angeles.

A native of Torreon, Mexico, Chef Fermín Nuñez of Suerte in Austin, Texas, is influenced by the flavors of his home country and has dedicated himself to finding creative ways of translating these flavors into unique and exciting dishes throughout his career. He spent the last decade in Austin at local favorites where he honed his style before opening Suerte with restaurateur Samuel Hellman-Mass. Established as an industry leader both locally and nationally, he was recently named among Food & Wine's Best Chefs, Eater Austin Chef of the Year in 2018, and has been featured on Food Network, Netflix's The Taco Chronicles, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Texas Monthly.