As a kid, Enrique Olvera spent hours in his grandmother's bakery in Mexico City. He loved watching everyday ingredients like flour, sugar and eggs fuse into something entirely different. For Olvera, even the simple act of baking a cake felt like magic. He absorbed every detail as his grandmother gently coaxed masa into handmade tortillas. [more...]

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