Overlooked No More: Elena Zelayeta, Emissary for Mexican Cooking

Beginning the 1930s in San Francisco, she transformed the image of her native Mexican cuisine in the United States with a restaurant and popular cookbooks, all while overcoming a loss of sight.

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