Matt Martinez's Culinary Frontier

by Matt Martinez Jr., Steve Pate, Matt Martinez

Book Overview

Matt Martinez, Jr., has his paternal grandfather to thank for his culinary success. A soldier in Pancho Villa's army, Delphino Martinez was captured by the Federales, but managed to escape across the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385485069
• ISBN13: 9780385485067
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The Best Tex-Mex in the State of Texas

I have purchased all of Matt Martinez's cookbooks due to my love of his restaurants. My husband and I drive from Houston to Austin about every 6 weeks just to eat at "Matt's Famous El Rancho" Restaurant. I purchased his cookbooks to make some of our favorites at home and while the receipes are great and everything made from his cookbooks is delicious and easy to prepare, it doesn't compare to the experience of going to one of his restaurants! It does give me a quick fix when I have a hankering for good tex-mex until we can make the roadtrip back to Austin to get the real thing.

Authentic & Easy Tex-Mex from a master

I was first introduced to Matt's family restaurant, El Rancho, in Austin 20 years ago during college and still make a point of going there when visiting. I grew up in TX and now live in the wilds of NJ with nary a Tex-Mex joint in sight - or within a days drive. I can make the very simple recipes from this book, close my eyes and feel like I'm home again. After making several of these dishes for a very Italian NY friend of mine she demanded I spend an afternoon showing her how to make her favorites from this book. Very high praise indeed. If you are interested in Tex-Mex cooking, do yourself a favor and buy this book. You won't regret it.

Great Tex Mex

I've owned this cookbook since around the time it was released and still use it. The recipes are generally easy and very delicious. I really like Matt's Big Time Eatin' Chili.

The first cook book I have read for pleasure.

This is a simple to use, easy to read, enjoyable cook book that is not only a pleasure to work out of, but is intresting and fun to read.The recepies are straight forward, Martha Stewart would hate this book.For years I have been tring to make enchalidas for my family without them having the consistantly of tree bark. Matt has shown me how to share the recipies I enjoyed so much growing up in Texas to my family being raised in New York City.

Absolutely...the very best cookbook on authentic Tex-Mex .

Great recipes. Great stories. The #1 authority on Tex-Mex Cooking in America. A "Best Buy" book for yourself or gift.