Author: Guevara Munoz, Daniella

Mexico

Published on 4 November 2025 by Murdoch Books in Australia.

Hardback | 272 pages
212 x 268 x 27 | 1152g

'Prepare to be blown away: Daniella's food is a complete embrace of the senses. Mexico on a plate.' - Costa Georgiadis Provecho is the book for anyone who wants to understand, cook and eat what is so elusive outside of Mexico: authentic Mexican food.

It's a fun and accessible hardback guide by Daniella Guevara Muñoz, who grew up in Mexico City and now runs Port Adelaide's La Popular Taqueria - and who has the authority and insight to tell the story of this rich and ancient food culture just right. Daniella delivers 120 recipes you'll find in Mexico's taquerías, street carts and homes, along with cookware insights, an essential pantry list and substitutions for hard-to-find ingredients, making it easy for any home cook to connect with real Mexican food with confidence.

Chapters include: • Desayunos: Breakfast, including chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, mole eggs • Sopas y caldos: Soups, including bread soup, tortilla soup, poblano chilli soup, Yucatan-style chicken soup• Antojitos, garnachas y entradas: Snacks and starters, including guacamoles, chipotle dry pasta, mushroom chorizo gordita, quesadillas fritas, fish ceviche with mango and avocado • Tacos, tostadas y tortas: Tacos, tortillas and loaded rolls, including stuffed jalapeño chillies taco, pickled pork skin tostadas, steak and cheese torta • Platos fuertes y guisados: Mains, including enchiladas, slow-cooked short rib in tomatillo, chicken mole, traditional meatballs, pork loin in adobo • Dulce: Desserts, including cheese flan, tres leches cake, chocolate ice cream, sugar skulls, churros • Bebidas: Drinks, including hibiscus water, rice milk, hot chocolate, margarita, paloma• Lo basico: Essentials, including salsas, corn chips, tortillas, blistered chillies, refried beans This glorious food, shot by internationally acclaimed photographer Simon Bajada along with beautiful location photos, is for anyone who craves authentic Mexican flavours. With stories, history, and Mexican cuisine myth-busting, as well as classic menus for any occasion, Provecho is your passport to mastering this but utterly delicious and diverse cuisine. 'As a lover of tacos and all things Mexican, Daniella's La Popular Taqueria is the ONLY place in Australia I get my fix. I grew up in California and later on in Merida, Mexico, and I crave the kind of food Daniella makes. Now, everyone can experience her wonderful cooking in Provecho - it has it all for those craving all things Mexico!' - Scott (Spiral Stairs) Kannberg from Pavement