ita

Ita is the nickname we used for my grandmother Isabel, since we were children, either because of abuelita or Isabelita. Ita was always the family’s cook, and everyone admired the love and dedication she put into her cooking.

At Ita’s house, we all gathered around the kitchen. Ita used to have the dining room ready, but we always ended up in the kitchen watching her surrounded by her copper pots so we could try something before she finished cooking.

Before dedicating myself to cooking professionally, I was very lucky that Ita taught me some of the recipes that she still had written in her handwriting.

Ita, in addition to being a tribute to my grandmother and the women cooks in my family, it is also the realization of my particular dream.