Lesley Téllez - The Spruce Eats

Lesley Téllez is a freelance journalist and recipe developer. In 2015, she published her first cookbook, Eat Mexico: Recipes from Mexico City’s Streets, Markets and Fondas. Lesley also contributed to and edited Nixtamal: A Guide to Masa Preparation in the United States. The food tour company she founded, also called Eat Mexico, offers a curated look at Mexico City’s street food and market scene.

Highlights

Lesley has written for The Spruce since June 2020.
Her articles and Mexican recipes have appeared The New York Times, Food & Wine, Eating Well, The Kitchn, New Worlder, and more.
Lesley holds a BS in Journalism from Boston University and a diploma in Especialización en Gastronomía Mexicana from the Escuela de Gastronomía Mexicana in Mexico City.

Experience

A journalist by trade, Lesley is a writer and culinary entrepreneur whose work explores food, identity and culture. She built a thriving culinary tourism company, Eat Mexico, completely from scratch. She also wrote and developed a bestselling cookbook with 100-plus recipes on traditional Mexican food, which is currently in its third printing. And she conceived, wrote and photographed unique Mexican food and travel content for her blog The Mija Chronicles, which has catapulted the site into the top Latino food blogs in the United States.

Education

Lesley holds a BS in Journalism from Boston University and a diploma in Especialización en Gastronomía Mexicana from the Escuela de Gastronomía Mexicana in Mexico City.

Other Work:

Chicken Flautas Ahogadas Recipe, NYT Cooking
Spanish helped me reconnect to my Mexican roots - and feel more American, The Guardian
Lesley Téllez's Vibrant Mexican Food Will Transform Your Weeknight Dinners, The Kitchn

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