interview
by Aleph Molinari
portraits by Dorian Ulises López Macías
Elena Reygadas is the poetic mind behind Rosetta, the cult Mexico City restaurant. Named the world’s best female chef in 2023, she cooks like a novelist, quietly rewriting Mexican cuisine with tenderness and natural elegance. She’s not just a chef — she’s a cultural archivist, a feminist gardener of flavor and thought, unearthing ancestral knowledge in every dish.
ALEPH MOLINARI — It’s funny we’re in such similar environments, surrounded by books. What do you have there, Artes de México?
ELENA REYGADAS — I have a mess. No, they’re Gourmet magazines from the ’70s and ’80s. They belonged to my grandmother, who received them every month, and they were like her Bible. Some even have her underlined notes. She loved to travel, and back then, Gourmet…