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Frida's Fiestas

Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo: A Cookbook

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Hardcover
$37.50 US
7.8"W x 10.25"H x 0.78"D   | 34 oz | 16 per carton
On sale Sep 20, 1994 | 224 Pages | 978-0-517-59235-9
In the tradition of the best-selling Monet's Table, Frida's Fiestas is a personal account in words and pictures of many important and happy events in the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and a scrapbook, assembled by her stepdaughter, of recipes for more than 100 dishes that Frida served to family and friends with her characteristic enthusiasm for all the pleasures of life. Full-color photographs.
Marie-Pierre colle is the author or co-author of several books, including Frida’s Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo and Mexico: Houses of the Pacific. Of Mexican-French heritage, she began her career as a journalist in New York and has worked for such magazines as Vogue, House & Garden, and Condé Nast Traveler. She currently resides in Mexico.

Alfonso Alfaro is the director of the Institute of Investigation of Artes de México. A doctor of anthropology at the Sorbonne, he is the author or coauthor of several books published in Mexico. View titles by Marie-Pierre Colle
Guadalupe Rivera was the daughter of Diego Rivera and his second wife, Guadalupe Marín. Her mother often served as a model for portraits by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. View titles by Guadalupe Rivera

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In the tradition of the best-selling Monet's Table, Frida's Fiestas is a personal account in words and pictures of many important and happy events in the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and a scrapbook, assembled by her stepdaughter, of recipes for more than 100 dishes that Frida served to family and friends with her characteristic enthusiasm for all the pleasures of life. Full-color photographs.

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Marie-Pierre colle is the author or co-author of several books, including Frida’s Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo and Mexico: Houses of the Pacific. Of Mexican-French heritage, she began her career as a journalist in New York and has worked for such magazines as Vogue, House & Garden, and Condé Nast Traveler. She currently resides in Mexico.

Alfonso Alfaro is the director of the Institute of Investigation of Artes de México. A doctor of anthropology at the Sorbonne, he is the author or coauthor of several books published in Mexico. View titles by Marie-Pierre Colle
Guadalupe Rivera was the daughter of Diego Rivera and his second wife, Guadalupe Marín. Her mother often served as a model for portraits by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. View titles by Guadalupe Rivera