En la cocina con Maite Gomez-Rejón

May 15, 2025, 6:00 pm La Cocina de Gloria Molina: Los Angeles, CA

NMMA’s Sor Juana Festival is going to LA! Amigos de Los Angeles, join culinary historian and ArtBites founder Maite Gomez-Rejón for a delicious evening of cooking, conversation, and tastings as we celebrate one of Mexico’s most iconic figures—Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. In this unique event, chef Maite Gomez-Rejón will lead a cooking conversation, demonstration, and tasting inspired by a book of recipes by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, El Libro de Cocina de Sor Juana.

Gomez-Rejón, known for exploring the intersection of food, art, and history, will delve into the culinary world of 17th-century Mexico, highlighting the rich cultural fusion of Indigenous, Spanish, and African influences that shaped the food of Sor Juana’s time. Attendees will experience a live cooking demo and enjoy a tasting of one of Sor Juana's recipes, and gain deeper insight into Sor Juana’s life not only as a poet and philosopher, but also as a woman who wrote about food with passion and precision.