Rough Guide DIRECTIONS Cancún & Cozumel is bursting with inspirational ideas for your trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The balmy Caribbean destination offers a whole range of possibilities, whether you want to scuba dive, dance till dawn or practice yoga at the edge of the sea. There are detailed entries on the must-see attractions, from the wilds of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve to Chichen Itza, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Every item listed in the guide is plotted on detailed maps, and the guide is illustrated with full-colour photos throughout. Rough Guide DIRECTIONS Cancún & Cozumel gives you all the necessary tools for planning and enjoying the trip of a lifetime, with hotel recommendations, extensive bar and restaurant reviews, and loads of practical information.
Zora has been in the kitchen since she was 3, and has the bacon-fat burns to prove it. But she really taught herself to cook in her early 20s during grad school, and that skill has proved far more useful than anything else she learned at the time.
When Zora moved to New York City (from New Mexico via New Jersey, Indiana, the Netherlands and Egypt) in 1998, she chose where to live based on the 24-hour produce stands in lovely Astoria, Queens. Inspired by her borough's diverse foodstuffs, she started the supper club Roving Gastronome in 2001, and later developed Sunday Night Dinner with Tamara Reynolds, which was the inspiration for their cookbook, Forking Fantastic!: Put the Party back in Dinner Party.
In her work as a guidebook author for Rough Guides, Moon and Lonely Planet, Zora also picks up new flavors on the road. She pays special attention to street carts, produce markets, and local culinary specialties, and the finds wind up in her guidebooks, as well as on her home table.
Zora writes about her cooking and travels on the blog Roving Gastronome (www.rovinggastronome.com).
