Martha Ortiz: Top Mexican Chef and owner of Ella Canta

Desert Island Dishes

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4.8 • 780 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

My guest today is Martha Ortiz

Martha is a chef and cookbook author who is famous for her imaginative approach to food and her historical research into Mexican food traditions. Having written 8 cookbooks she is passionate about food that shows Mexico’s spirit and sense of identity.

She recently opened her restaurant Ella Canta in London after the success of her restaurant in Mexico City which is regularly listed in Latin America’s top 50 restaurants.

It really comes as no surprise that Martha is one of Mexico’s most famous celebrity chefs and has a starring role on Top Chef México, when she says such brilliant things as..

‘Chilli is like a lover — you really need to feel its presence”

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Margie and welcome to the Desert Island Dishes podcast. This is the podcast where
0:07.8	every week I ask my guest to choose their seven Desert Island dishes. These range from finding out
0:14.5	about the dish that most reminds them of their childhood, the best dish they'd ever eaten, and of course, the last dish they would choose to
0:23.6	eat before being cast off to the Desert Island. If you're listening and you haven't yet
0:29.0	left a review, please do. It only takes a few seconds and I know I'm always banging on about it,
0:35.1	but genuinely, it's very much appreciated and I read them all.
0:39.9	So last week, I went to Eya Canter, the reasonably new Mexican restaurant on Hyde Park Corner in London,
0:46.6	brought to us by the very charismatic Marta.
0:49.8	I have to say, I've never been more envious of an accent.
0:54.0	Martyr's got the most amazing voice, which I hope you will enjoy listening to.
0:58.5	She also has a very romantic way with words and describing food, which I think is really fun.
1:04.4	And I learned loads in this one from how to make the perfect saviche, what makes Mollet so special, and what Frida Carlo really means to Mexico.
1:15.2	There's all sorts in here, so settle down, relax and enjoy.
1:23.4	My guest today is Marta Ortiz.
1:26.7	Marta is a chef and cookbook author who is famous for her
1:30.0	imaginative approach to food and her historical research into Mexican food traditions. Having written
1:36.2	eight cookbooks, she is passionate about food that shows Mexico's spirit and sense of identity.
1:42.5	She recently opened her restaurant, Aya Kanta, in London, after the
1:46.8	success of her restaurant in Mexico City, which is regularly listed in Latin America's top 50 restaurants.
1:53.7	It really comes as no surprise that Marta is one of Mexico's most famous celebrity chefs and
1:59.5	has a starring role on Top Chef Mexico when she says
2:02.8	such brilliant things as, chili is like a lover. You really need to feel its presence.
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