La Mesa Mexicana

Rosa Cienfuegos was born in Azcapotzalco, a suburb of Mexico City. She grew up surrounded by friends and family in this vibrant suburb before eventually relocating to Sydney, Australia, to be close to her father. Once in Sydney, Rosa missed the food of her home country and began importing Mexican ingredients as a small business. This ignited the local Mexican community in Sydney, which encouraged Rosa to open her tamaleria and sell the street-food dishes she loved most in Mexico. Fast-forward several years and Rosa is now recognized as Australia’s leading authority on Mexican food. She regularly appears on television, attends cultural events, festivals, and education forums as an ambassador for Mexican cuisine, and holds in-demand cooking classes for the lucky few who get to learn some of her most treasured dishes. La Mesa Mexicana is Rosa’s third cookbook.