I wanted to give a heads up though about a great show airing in the US on PBS: The Diary of a Foodie. The Chile episode, called Chile Mestizo, is presently broadcasting across the US. It’s an episode rather dear to my heart since I was brought in to collaborate as a fixer and host. It was a phenomenonal learning and sharing experience, and the filming brilliantly captures the depth and richness of the local flavors and “terruño”, terroir in Spanish, (sense of the place loosely speaking). And yes, the crab pie with Doña Zuni IS that good! All the artisans in the program are truly the guardians of cuisine and culture down here and this show rightfully honors/salutes them. I feel so privileged to live here and know all of them! Here’s the link to the preview to check it out:

http://www.gourmet.com/diaryofafoodie/video/2008/04/214_chile_preview

From what I understand, you can download it on iTunes in the future. Please let me know if you catch it on PBS! Buen provecho…