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Rose Ann Hall Mexican Glassware

Item Number
110
Estimated Value
156 USD
Sold
50 USD to lanabian
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Rose Ann Hall Etched Mexican Glassware - Martini/Desert Glass (4) and matching Pictcher all in Green

Item Special Note

Melissa Guerra is an 8th generation Texan, born and raised on a working cattle ranch in South Texas. She is a self taught culinary expert and food historian, specializing in the food ways of the American continent, especially Texas regional, Mexican, and Latin American cuisine.

Her cooking show, “The Texas Provincial Kitchen,” was produced in San Antonio at KLRN, and aired on PBS affiliates across the U.S. Guerra has worked as a bi-lingual spokesperson for Kraft, Coca-Cola, Goya and Mazola. Melissa Guerra also served as a consultant, and was featured as a culinary expert on the PBS reality show “Texas Ranch House.”

Her second cookbook Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert: Norteño Cuisine of South Texas was published by John Wiley and Sons. Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert was a finalist for a James Beard Award in the category of Foods of the Americas, and for an International Association of Culinary Professionals award in the same category

Since 2000, Melissa Guerra has owned and operated a website and storefront dedicated to providing top quality Latin American kitchenware and ingredients. Melissa Guerra Latin Kitchen Market is a popular destination at the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio, the location of the new Culinary Institute of America’s Center for Foods of the Americas (focusing on Latin American cuisine).

Melissa Guerra is a member of Les Dames d’ Escoffier, a founding board member of Foodways Texas, and a member of The Culinary Institute of America  Latin Cuisines Advisory Council Executive Committee.  Guerra also teaches cooking courses and is often a featured public speaker.

In addition to her own blog, Melissa Guerra blogs posts are featured on www.thelatinkitchen.com, the food component of Latina Magazine, and is also a sales affiliate with Food52. Guerra’s recipes, blog posts and travel articles will be featured in the soon to be launched culinary and travel e-zine New Worlder. www.newworlder.com.

In June 2015, Guerra launched a recipe app for college students and young professionals titled TacoNation, featuring 101 easy to make taco recipes. The app is available for Iphone, IPad and Android devices.

Melissa Guerra continues to work for her family’s cattle ranching operation in South Texas, where she lives with her husband Enrique, and three sons.