Chef Mark Miller's "Coyote Cocina"
Mark Miller has observed that "the world looks at America, and it
thinks about the West." Speaking in the words of one excited to
be a part of the historical process of food evolution, Miller notes
that while the West has a glorious past, "it's still in the process
of becoming. It's not about looking back. It's about bringing it
forward." Miller has contributed to the knowledge of Western cuisine
through the publication of his best-selling
books, all from Ten Speed Press: Coyote Cafe in 1989, The Great
Chile Book - accompanied by the popular Great Chile posters - in
1991, and, more recently, The Salsa Book.
In 1987, Mark Miller opened the much-imitated
Coyote Cafe in Santa. Coyote Cafe has received overwhelming critical
acclaim; honors include recognition by Nation's Restaurant News
as one of the best restaurants in the country and nomination by
the James Beard Foundation as Best Southwestern Restaurant. In a
special edition of Life magazine, Miller was once named one of the
most influential chefs of the decade. By now, Mark Miller must surely
be one of the most influential American chefs of the past century.