Best-selling author, Emmy nominee and celebrity chef to deliver ‘Modern Mexican’ May 24 cookbook dinner

Celebrity chef Pati Jinich, author of the Amazon #1 new release Mexican cookbook “Mexican Today,” will host a cookbook dinner May 24 at the National Press Club's Fourth Estate restaurant.

Make your reservations now to experience the best of modern Mexican cooking with Jinich, a James Beard nominee and host of the popular PBS TV series, Pati’s Mexican Table. To join Jinich, the official chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, for this inspired meal with perfectly paired beverages, purchase your tickets by clicking here.

Reservations are $80 per person or $155 per couple. Members of the Press Club can receive a 15% discount by logging into their member accounts. Each single ticket - and each pair of couples tickets - includes one copy of MEXICAN TODAY.

Jinich, a two-time Emmy Award nominee whose sparkling personality has enthralled viewers for five seasons, will introduce recipes from her latest cookbook, including chicken in red mole sauce and warm nopales with guajillo chiles and corn.

- Dinner Menu -

Crema de berros con requesón
Creamy watercress soup with spiced fresh cheese

Enchiladas de crepas con elote, poblanos, y calabacitas con salsa de aquacate
Crepe enchiladas with corn, rajas, and squash in avocado tomatillo sauce
Arroz con hojas verdes
Green herbed rice with spinach

Local artisan Jamaica (Hibiscus) sorbet

Manchamanteles de pollo
Tablecloth-stainer chicken and fruit in red mole sauce
Frijoles negros
Black beans
Nopalitos saltados con guajillos y elotes
Warm nopales with guajillo chiles and corn

Islas flotantes con rompope de mi Lali
Lali’s floating islands with Mexican style eggnog.