These home-style dishes are a staple at the small restaurants known as “fondas” in Mexico — and delicious inspiration for busy cooks in American homes today. Make them once, and they’ll become easy to make but special treats in your own kitchen.
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4comments inEpisode 206: Fonda Favorites
Paul Oler
Feb 24
Enjoyed your show today in Portland, OR. Enjoy your accent using impeccable English. Even more so, love your meatballs and sauce recipe. Hope to get recipes in your mailings I signed up for, and others from you weekly show on OPB. Regards!
Pati
Mar 02
Paul thank you so much for signing up for the newsletter and for watching the show! Hope you enjoy many more recipes.
Patricia Gonzales
Dec 02
love the show.
At the beginning of the episode some fondas are shown. One has beautiful still life paintings. Any chance we could have the name and location. Episode#206
Pati Jinich
Dec 19
Hi Patricia, Thank you so much for watching! We went to various fondas in Puebla, but I can’t remember the exact location of the one you refer to.