Customer Reviews

Mexicocina: The Spirit and Style of the Mexican Kitchen

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My husband and I are building a new home in Mexico and wanted to make sure we kept it as authentic as possible, thus the book orders. This particular book is filled with spectacular photos of Mexican kitchens ranging from the most spectacular to the more common. Each page is filled with building ideas as well as decorating inspirations. Who would have thought of collecting beautifully carved wooden spoons for a wall display ! The authors include much narrative explaining background of the kitchens and various decorations/selections, as well as history. Everyone will enjoy the brilliant colors and artwork as each page is turned.

As a traveler who has been fortunate enough to experience lots of Mexican feasts in many a cocina, I found this book to bring back happy memories of many fantastic meals and parties. The photographs are lovely and Ms. McNair's descriptions bring each one to life. I especially liked that many recipes are included, including one for chiles en nogada, for which I have been searching for an authentic recipe! Highly recommended for anyone who has an affinity for all things Mexican, especially, the heart of the home!

The pictures are glorious and the text is very well written, concise and informative. I have travelled to many of these kitchens with Betsy McNair and it's like taking the tour all over again. There's no better guide to Mexico than Ms. McNair. She really knows the history and the people. If you can't go with her in person then the book is the next best thing.

I bought this book because I love my other Betsy McNair books, "Mexicolor" and "In a Mexican Garden", and also because my friend's beautiful B&B (Casa Estrella in Guanajuato) is one of the featured inns. I am really pleased with this book. I'm always looking for design inspiration, and this one is loaded. Like Ms. McNair's other books, this one has TONS of beautiful pictures---all kitchens of different Mexican styles, from very traditional to very modern. Some of the featured historic kitchens have been pictured in other books, such as "Mexican Tiles", but there's a lot of different material here. The text is informative, without detracting from Melba Levicks's---always---gorgeous photographs. This is a nice, fat book with lots of closeups of individual elements from each kitchen, including spectacular Mexican arts and crafts, that contribute to the whole. In addition to the design information, there are 12 recipes from different inns that I can't wait to try! In the back of the book are three packed pages of references, including website addresses for each inn, and sources for some of the materials pictured.

Unlike most design books, which I leaf through, I read this one cover-to-cover the day it arrived and left it handy for future reference.

I'm addicted to Mexican style, colors, and design aesthetics. This newest book in the "Mexi-" series focuses entirely on kitchens. The photos are profuse with color, light, and (if you love this stuff the way I do) decorating ideas!

As a bonus, if you own all the books in this series (Mexicolor, Mexicasa, In a Mexican Garden, and Mexicocina), they themselves become a terrific Mexican-style design accent placed together on your bookshelf. :-)

If you have a Spanish style home, or are merely interested in decoration, this is simply a wonderful book. The kitchens are all brilliant with color and festive with decoration. Lots of tile, alcoves, and sunny spaces captivate the eye. This is happy book, and full of inspiring ideas.

I ordered Mexicocina because I was looking for decorating ideas for my kitchen. But, I found so much more! This book is not only equipped with beautiful Mexican kitchens, but also the history behind the kitchens, and tasty recipes. Me and my husband's favorite country to visit is Mexico. This book gave us some great information on bed and breakfasts in different areas of Mexico.

This is a great coffee table book too!

Thank you,
Adrianna

I bought this book in paperback about a week ago and it was delivered three days ago, which was all according to my expectations. But it didn't take more than a day before the binding came completely off the book. The glue is still tacky, but not enough for the book to be easily repaired or put back together without taking it to a book binding specialist.

This is so disappointing, especially because I love the contents of the book. The photographs are wonderful, the text descriptive and concise. I am interested enough in the subject that I have several other books in the series. All of them are paperback like this one, but I have not had the binding problems with them that I had with this.

My complaint is not with Amazon, which filled the order promptly and at a good price, but with the manufacture of the item. And I'm concerned that a return will not fix the problem, as my suspicion is that the issue is the quality of the binding glue, not a defect in the construction. In any case, this is a word of warning for others interested in this book. You might have better luck buying it used.

I love this book and I never tire of looking through it! Lots of wonderful pictures! A must have if you long for a yummy colorful mexican kitchen.