"Award-winning chef-restaurateur, cookbook author, and television personality Rick Bayless has done more than any other culinary star to introduce Americans to authentic Mexican cuisine and to change the image of Mexican food in America."
To me that is like saying that George Washington Carver liked peanuts. Rick Bayless has single handedly (in my mind) turned America onto the wonders, the richness, the sophistication and the earthiness that is Mexican food. His cookbooks, television show - Mexico, One Plate at a Time, his line of products under the Frontera label (which are readily available at most local food stores now) are a showcase for his dedication to his passion, authentic and regional Mexican cuisine.
Another reason Rick is my hero is for his dedication to using local produce and ingredients in his restaurants. He is the founder of the Frontera Farmer Foundation, an organization that supports small local farmers and the principles of organic growing.
"The Frontera Farmer Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, is committed to promoting small, sustainable farms serving the Chicago area by providing them with capital development grants. The Foundation envisions a year-round interchange between sustainable farmers and consumers, including farmers' market patrons and chefs, in which seasonal local agriculture provides the foundation for sustainable regional cuisine."
"Great food, like all art, enhances and reflects a community’s vitality, growth and solidarity. Yet history bears witness that great cuisines spring only from healthy local agriculture."
—Rick Bayless, Proprietor of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo
Rick is also active in Share Our Strength, the nation's largest hunger advocacy organization.
To learn about Rick, his books, his restaurants, etc. go to RickBayless.com and get more information there.
To me that is like saying that George Washington Carver liked peanuts. Rick Bayless has single handedly (in my mind) turned America onto the wonders, the richness, the sophistication and the earthiness that is Mexican food. His cookbooks, television show - Mexico, One Plate at a Time, his line of products under the Frontera label (which are readily available at most local food stores now) are a showcase for his dedication to his passion, authentic and regional Mexican cuisine.
Another reason Rick is my hero is for his dedication to using local produce and ingredients in his restaurants. He is the founder of the Frontera Farmer Foundation, an organization that supports small local farmers and the principles of organic growing.
"The Frontera Farmer Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, is committed to promoting small, sustainable farms serving the Chicago area by providing them with capital development grants. The Foundation envisions a year-round interchange between sustainable farmers and consumers, including farmers' market patrons and chefs, in which seasonal local agriculture provides the foundation for sustainable regional cuisine."
"Great food, like all art, enhances and reflects a community’s vitality, growth and solidarity. Yet history bears witness that great cuisines spring only from healthy local agriculture."
—Rick Bayless, Proprietor of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo
Rick is also active in Share Our Strength, the nation's largest hunger advocacy organization.
To learn about Rick, his books, his restaurants, etc. go to RickBayless.com and get more information there.
