Pati Jinich Treasures of the Mexican Table (2021)

Pati Jinich's subtitle, Classic Recipes, Local Secrets, is a fair summary. The book gathers more than 150 iconic dishes that define Mexican cooking, many of them local specialties and family heirlooms that are barely known outside their home regions. It sits neatly between a weeknight book and a reference. Jinich writes warmly and gives the background to each dish, so you pick up the regional logic as you cook. A good second book after Mely Martínez.