Journalist, Master's degree in Literature and diploma in Publishing. Since 2006 she has published several books on gastronomy: Memorias de una golosa, Recetas al pie de la letra, Cocinar es fácil y entretenido and La olla creativa, published during the pandemic by the Chilean Cuisine Corporation Pebre, an organisation of which she is president. She has also directed the Chilean Circle of Gastronomic and Wine Writers and is a member of the Chilean Academy of Gastronomy. She currently contributes with her articles to different media in Chile, as well as publishing restaurant reviews and critiques in @lacomensala.
Grandma's Dining Room
My grandma inherited nine chairs. They had belonged to her mother’s mother,
and all the members of the family sat there, in her dining room,
to enjoy the delicacies that her hands prepared every Sunday.
2023: Among the 100 Recommended Books by Cuatrogatos Foundation
LUISA RIVERA
2021: Cuatrogatos Foundation Award for At That Lighthouse
2020-2021: IBBY Chile Award for At That Lighthouse
2015: Chosen among the 10 best illustrators of 2015 by Scene 360
A family meets every Sunday for lunch at the grandmother's house, who prepares the most varied delicacies. The grown-ups sit on the red chairs in the main dining room and the children sit at the kid's table, observing that things happen to the adults while they eat. When they turn 15, the grandchildren go to the dining room of the great ones and understand, each one in turn, what happens: the chairs travel to the places of origin of each dish that the grandmother serves them at Sunday lunch.