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Melissa Guerra is an 8th generation Texan, born and raised on a working cattle ranch in South Texas. She is a self taught culinary expert and food historian, specializing in Texas Regional and Mexican cuisine. Her cooking show, The Texas Provincial Kitchen, was produced in San Antonio at KLRN, aired on PBS affiliates across the U.S. Guerra has worked as a bi-lingual spokesperson for Kraft, Coca-Cola, Goya and Mazola. In 2005, Melissa Guerra served as a consultant, and was featured as a culinary expert on the PBS reality show "Texas Ranch House"
"Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert" is Guerra’s 2nd cookbook, and was released in May of 2006. Published by John Wiley and Sons, the new book features traditional recipes and anecdotes from the heart of South Texas ranch country. "Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert" was nominated for a James Beard Award in the category of Foods of the Americas, as well as nominated for an International Association of Culinary Professionals award in the same category.
Melissa Guerra owns and operates a catalog, website and storefront dedicated to providing top quality Mexican kitchenware and ingredients to customers all over the world. Guerra is currently working on two new cook books at her ranch home near McAllen, Texas, where she lives with her husband and three sons.
Got questions? Drop Melissa a line! melissa@melissaguerra.com
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