"mexican made easy" news and stories

What food do you eat that would give you a bad rep if other chefs knew about it?
MV: Oreo cookies. I can eat an entire package in one sitting.

Which celebrity would you love to cook for and why?
Roger Waters in exchange for an acoustic, live version of "Wish You Were Here."

What chef would you like to see naked?
Curtis Stone. Oh, and if somebody says me, please send their phone number.

What do you think of vegetarians?
Whatevs. It must stink to not ever feel full.

What's going on in the food world these days that's pissing you off?
Words like umami. I'm Mexican and unless you can explain it to me in Spanish I probably won't get it. And no one in all of Mexico knows what the heck umami is.

Food Network chef and cookbook author Marcela Valladolid prepares a fresh take on Mexican food and shares simple and authentic recipes in her series, Mexican Made Easy.