Pati Jininch
Chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Pati Jinich is a cookbook author, cooking teacher and chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC and host of the PBS series, Pati’s Mexican Table. Pati was born and raised in Mexico City and comes from a family of accomplished cooks. In 2007, she launched "Mexican Table” an ongoing series of culinary programs. Her first cookbook, Pati’s Mexican Table: The Secrets of Mexican Home Cooking published in March 2013.
Pati is a regular guest on many television programs, and has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and other U.S. national and regional press. Pati was invited to cook at the White House for the President of the United States’ Cinco de Mayo celebration. She has a passion for promoting a healthy and balanced lifestyle for children and families, and is a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier, the International Association of Women Chefs and Restauranteurs, and the Kitchen Cabinet for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
