Ruth Alegria

Mexico City is now her home and where she organizes cultural culinary tours and acts as guide for chefs, writers and media personalities. She has appeared on various international television and radio shows such as The Splendid Table with Lynne Rosetto Kasper ( http://www.splendidtable.org/episode/february-27-2010 ) and has been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123215425094092359.html) as well as The Lonely Planet Guide where writer John Hecht wrote :

“Many thanks to all the good folks in Mexico City who helped shape this chapter. My special gratitude .......to food guru Ruth Alegria”

Ruth Alegria has also appeared on Chef Ricardo Munoz Zuritas Mexico City Program Codigo Cocina ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKsMHD2iS8c)

as well as writing for Mexico’s first online Culinary Magazine (http://www.culinariamexicana.com.mx/seccion.php?id=2)

“Pionera de los medios gastronómicos en la red global, Ruth Alegria es una reconocida periodista que ha dedicado su vida a la divulgación de la Cocina Mexicana y sus costumbres.

Ruth is IACP’s country coordinator for Mexico and Slow Food Leader for the

Convivium Condesa/Roma Mexico.

She serves on the CCGM’s ( Conservatorio de la Cultura Gastronomica Mexicana) Consejo as a spokeperson for Mexican gastronomy ( http://www.ccgm.mx/ccgm.2/Grupo_de_Vocales.html).