<P> Jinich's first cookbook, Pati's Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking, was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in March 2013 . The book is based on the traditional Mexican home cooking with which Jinich grew up, with many recipes gleaned from her childhood in Mexico City . It made Amazon's "Best of the Year in Cookbooks" list of 2013, the Washington Post's "Best Cookbooks of 2013" list, The Splendid Table's "Staff Book Picks of 2013" list, and Serious Eats "Our Favorite Cookbooks of 2013" list . </P> <P> Jinich's second cookbook, Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens, was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in April 2016 . Jinich explores both traditional and rediscovered Mexican dishes as well as reinterpretations and new takes using Mexican ingredients in this book . NPR's Maria Godoy said, "Mexican Today explores not just traditional fare but (also) the country's evolving cuisine and the many immigrant groups who have influenced it ." </P> <P> Jinich lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband Daniel Jinich and their three sons . </P> <Ul> <Li> Jinich was named one of the "Top 5 Border Ambassadors" between the U.S. and Mexico by Americas Quarterly (2017) </Li> <Li> Jinich and Pati's Mexican Table were nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Television Program in Studio or Fixed Location (2017) </Li> <Li> Jinich was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Host (2016) </Li> <Li> Jinich and Pati's Mexican Table were nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program (2016) </Li> <Li> Jinich was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Personality / Host (2016) </Li> <Li> Jinich and Pati's Mexican Table were nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Television Program in Studio or Fixed Location (2016) </Li> <Li> Jinich and Pati's Mexican Table won an Imagen Award for Best National Informational Program (2016) </Li> <Li> Jinich and Pati's Mexican Table won two consecutive Taste Awards for Best Ethnic Program (2016, 2015) </Li> <Li> Pati's Mexican Table was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best National Informational Program (2014) </Li> <Li> Pati's Mexican Table was nominated for an IACP Award for Best Culinary Series (2014) </Li> <Li> The cookbook Pati's Mexican Table was selected for the 2013 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Best in the World List . </Li> <Li> Jinich cooked at the White House for President Obama's Cinco de Mayo Dinner (2014). </Li> <Li> Jinich was named to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Kitchen Cabinet Board for the American Food History Project (2014). </Li> <Li> Jinich was named to the United Nations' Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Chefs Corps (2015) </Li> </Ul>

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