Topic: The Recipes of El Cocinero Español

Speaker: Tracy Johnston

Tracy Johnston is a food history buff.  She has explored and demonstrated historical recipes and cooking techniques from a wide variety of time periods and cultures for over two decades, in both public venues and on her food blog, “Goode Eates” (historicalrecipes.blogspot.com).  It was while reading about California food history that she discovered Encarnación Pinedo’s 1898 book, El cocinero español, and set out to translate it.  In the process, she explored its geographical, historical, and cultural connections. She has since been enjoying trying out Ms. Pinedo’s recipes and sharing them with others.