El Bajo: Recipes & Wanderings Through Mexicos Heartland (Apartamento, Belmond)

El Bajo: Recipes & Wanderings Through Mexicos Heartlandis the fourth volume of our new series developed in partnership with Belmond (afterLiguria,Penang, andCampania), offering an exclusive window into culinary communities around the world. This latest edition features atmospheric photography byHeather Sten, luxuriating in the striking colours and textures across lively markets and sweeping farmland. From the world of Apartamento,Enrique Olveraintroduces this dynamic region tucked within Mexicos lowlands, noting, El Bajohas some surprise in store for everyone, while food writerAlonso Ruvalcabatakes us through vineyards, an ecological farm, and on trips to harvest cactus and garambullo berries, as well as discovering how vibrant tortillas are stamped and cooked over open flames. Alongside these wanderings, this Mexican cookbook offers24 delicious dishes and drinks, mainly taken from theSazn cookery schoolat Belmonds Casa de Sierra Nevada inSan Miguel de Allende, alongside innovative contributions in Mexican gastronomy by guest chefsDaniela Soto-Innes,Fernanda Covarrubias,Yola Jimnez, andDaniel Camacho. From ornate ceremonial tortillas to inventive twists on tradition,El Bajois part invitation and part evocative ode to the heart of Mexico.

Foreword by leading Mexican chefEnrique Olvera.