Isabel Cruz

Isabel Cruz is the chef/proprietor of three west coast restaurants and the owner of Stargazer Farm near Portland, OR. A pioneer of Latin fusion cuisine and Latin food with a healthy twist, her debut cookbook Isabel’s Cantina (Clarkson Potter) was one of the New York Times’ Top Cookbooks of the Year and was included in Food & Wine’s Best of – Volume 8.

For over two decades, customers have lined up outside the doors of Isabel’s popular restaurants. In her new book The Latin Table (Skyhorse), she will share both signature and new recipes as well as award-winning cocktails from her restaurants, teaching home chefs just how easy it is to create flavorful Latin meals in their own homes. Read more about Isabel’s new cookbook and get a sneak peek at a few of the delicious recipes in the San Diego Union Tribune‘s recent feature article “Restaurateur masters wholesome Latin cuisine”.

Early praise for The Latin Table:

“Cruz gathers flavorful Latin comfort meals that come together quickly. Simple starters artfully illustrate how just a few well-chosen ingredients can make a difference, resulting in crowd-pleasing fare . . . even readers with shelves of Latin cookbooks will find a few surprises here. The recipes live up to the promise of flavorful, approachable Latin cuisine well within the abilities of even the most novice of cooks.” —Publishers Weekly

“The Latin Table is more than cookbook; it is a compilation of beautiful photographs from the past to the present, easy-to-follow recipes that our family have all delighted in at our home celebrations, and beautiful stories revealing the human spirit. A nice combination of love in creation.” —Deepak and Rita Chopra