Cocina Puerto Rico: Recipes from My Abuela’s Kitchen to Yours by Mia Castro - WHM
This is an event for foodies who are fans of food competition shows. Mia Castro is
a Puerto Rican chef, cookbook author, and television personality known for her
bold refined Mediterranean cuisine blended with her Caribbean heritage. Her debut
book Cocina Puerto Rico: Recipes from My Abuela’s Kitchen to Yours celebrates
her roots, her Abuela’s influence, and her signature philosophy that less is more.
Chef Mia is classically trained at the Culinary Institute of America and shaped in
world-renowned kitchens. She has been featured in competition on Chopped,
Ramsey in 10, Beat Bobby Flay, and Hell's Kitchen. Harper Bazaar named Cocina
Puerto: Recipes From My Abuela’s Kitchen to Yours one of the10 best cookbooks
of the 2026 spring season. Mia has also been featured on the Today Show and
Good Morning America as a featured chef.