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Adan Medrano

Adán Medrano is a chef and food writer with a keen interest in the foods of the Americas. He lives in Houston, and in his test kitchen he created recipes for his latest cookbook, “Don’t Count The Tortillas: The Art of Texas Mexican Cooking."

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Long Before Tex-Mex, a 15,000-Year-Old Cuisine Left Its Mark

An archeological site contains many of the foods Texans still eat today.

April 10, 2020

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Adan Medrano

Long Before Tex-Mex, a 15,000-Year-Old Cuisine Left Its Mark

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Flavors of Oaxaca: Markets, Mezcal & Home-Cooked Meals

Iceland in Winter: Northern Lights & Geothermal Marvels

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Accidental Discoveries

Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Frankenstein

Antiques and Their Afterlives: Holiday Gift Guide

Upcoming Courses

Bee-licious: Taste Honey Like a Sommelier With C. Marina Marchese

Designing Soft Circuits & E-Textiles With Linh My Truong

Tree Communication With Annie Novak

The Table as Canvas: Designing a Bizarro Dinner Party With Jen Monroe

Writing the Food Memoir: A Workshop With Gina Rae La Cerva

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Bones in Jars

Spencer the Marathon Dog Statue

Scratch Patch

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Grand Brasserie

Inari Soba Mansei

Chef Boyardee Statue

Sarajevo ‘84

Thai-Islam Phochana

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Fat Bears and 5 Other Stories of Preparing for Winter

Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village

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Adan Medrano

Long Before Tex-Mex, a 15,000-Year-Old Cuisine Left Its Mark