LA Cocina Demo: An Exploration of Josefina Velázquez de León

LA Cocina Demo: An Exploration of Josefina Velázquez de León

Join Maite Gomez-Rejón as she explores the rich history and legacy of Josefina Velázquez de León and prepares a "Pan de elote"!

By LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes | LA Cocina

Date and time

Saturday, October 5 · 3 - 4:30pm PDT

Location

LA Plaza Cocina

555 North Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Josefina Velázquez de León wrote a number of popular cookbooks stressing the economy in the kitchen.

Join ArtBites's Maite Gomez-Rejón, curator of Josefina Velázquez de León: The Forgotten Legacy of a Mexican Culinary Pioneer, for a talk about Josefina's life and work and a demo of "Pastel de Elote," a family favorite straight from the pages of her book, La cocina economica!

Organized by

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes centers the history of Mexican and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, and collects, preserves, and shares the stories, accomplishments, and experiences of Latinx people and Latino culture.

Located near the site where Los Angeles was founded in 1781, LA Plaza's 2.2-acre campus includes two historic and newly renovated buildings (the Vickrey-Brunswig Building and Plaza House) surrounded by 30,000 square feet of public garden and LA Cocina de Gloria Molina, a teaching kitchen and event space, located in LA Plaza Village.

LA Plaza is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Federal Tax ID# 75-3059288