Mackenzie Stratton

5 years in food writing, specializing in Mexican cuisine
3 years cooking in Latin America and Mexico with national chefs and locals
Developed Mexican recipes with restaurants and home cooks

Experience

Mackenzie Stratton lived abroad for three years, traveling through Latin America and Mexico. She speaks Spanish and has collaborated with restaurants, chefs and home cooks, writing about food traditions and the crossroads of culture and cuisine. Mackenzie has made mole and tamales for Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca, prepared traditional barbacoa from beginning to end and learned about mezcal and other agave spirits from mezacaleros.

In addition to her food writing, Mackenzie is a devoted yoga teacher and practitioner who's traveled to India and back. She's a free spirit at heart but also loves a cozy day spent inside, reading and listening to soul music (maybe some Anatolian rock too, depending on her mood)!

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