City Lit Books is pleased to host a cookbook talk with Alfredo Garcia in celebration of his debut cookbook, Let's Make It! This event will feature a conversation with Alfred Garcia and Chef Jonathan Zaragoza followed by Q&A and cookbook signing. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. Preorder your copy to be sure you get one!

While the event is free, RSVPs are required. Thank you for understanding!

Alfredo Garcia has been a full-time content creator since 2021. Before that, he was a private chef for multiple MLB players. His love of cooking is inspired by the strong women in his family, especially his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He'd watch them as they'd make chilaquiles (easily his all time favorite meal), tacos, and every kind of salsa you can imagine. His first product, a salsa macha, is available for sale at Freddsters.com. He resides in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

Chef Jonathan Zaragoza was raised on Chicago’s Southside by a tight-knit family with strong cooking roots — he recalls standing on a step stool, helping his mother stir eggs as a five year old. At the age of 12, in the backyard of their home, Zaragoza began learning to make birria, roasted goat from Jalisco, in a wood-burning oven built by his grandfather and father. His task was to start the fire, tending to it until the goat was ready to go in for its overnight roast. In 2007, Birrieria Zaragoza opened its doors giving Zaragoza a platform to create and continue learning from while diving headfirst into Chicago’s hospitality industry. From working at Sepia and Sixteen as a young cook, cutting his teeth on the Michelin circuit, to becoming the chef of Masa Azul at 22, Zaragoza’s culinary abilities have afforded him acclaim and the world as his kitchen. His path has taken him throughout Mexico, deep into its rich culinary heritage, to bring its traditions with him to London, Dubai, Paris and all across the US. Lately, you’ll find Jonathan cooking at his restaurants Birrieria Zaragoza, Čálli and El Oso when he’s not raising his pup Wednesday.

Cookbook Event: Alfredo Garcia (aka Freddsters) with Jonathan Zaragoza