Kraig, Bruce

BRUCE KRAIG is Professor of History and Humanities at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is the author of Mexican-American Plain Cooking and Mostly Vegetables, writes about the history of food and cooking for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Reader, and has been featured on Chicago area radio and TV as an authority on food, cooking, and popular culture. He wrote and appeared as host of the PBS documentary "Hidden Mexico," which was awarded two 1995 Silver Lens Awards.

DUDLEY NIETO has been the executive chef and manager at one of Chicago's top restaurants, Lindas Margaritas, since 1991...