From the world of Apartamento, Enrique Olvera introduces this dynamic region tucked within Mexico’s lowlands, noting, ‘El Bajío has some surprise in store for everyone’, while food writer Alonso Ruvalcaba takes us through vineyards, an ecological farm, and on trips to harvest cactus and garambullo berries, as well as discovering how vibrant tortillas are stamped and cooked over open flames. Alongside these wanderings, this Mexican cookbook offers 24 delicious dishes and drinks, mainly taken from the Sazón cookery school at Belmond’s Casa de Sierra Nevada in San Miguel de Allende, alongside innovative contributions in Mexican gastronomy by guest chefs Daniela Soto-Innes, Fernanda Covarrubias, Yola Jiménez, and Daniel Camacho. From ornate ceremonial tortillas to inventive twists on tradition, El Bajío is part invitation and part evocative ode to the heart of Mexico.