Mariana Velásquez

Mariana Velásquez, a seasoned food stylist and chef, has worked on dozens of English and Spanish language cookbooks, including James Beard Award winners and Michelle Obama's American Grown. Now, in her rich and visually stunning debut cookbook COLOMBIANA: A Rediscovery of Recipes and Rituals from the Soul of Colombia (June 15) she brings her distinctive glamour to her own pages, paying homage to her native country of Colombia. It’s the first cookbook definitively dedicated solely to Colombian food, featuring 100 recipes that meld the contemporary and the traditional, blending elements of style, entertaining, and culture along the way.