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Detroit celebrates Frida Kahlo's love of cooking

Listen to Stateside's Mercedes Mejia's audio postcard from restaurant El Barzon in Detroit.

While best known for her self-portraits portraying death and dark subjects,FridaKahloalso had a love for life, and she loved to cook.

TheDiego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroitexhibit will open at The Detroit Institute of the Arts this month. In the same spirit, three Detroit-area chefs are paying tribute to the renowned Mexican artists. They’re guided by a book written by Guadalupe Rivera, Diego Rivera’s daughter, calledFrida’s Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo.

Stateside’s Mercedes Mejia visited the restaurant ElBarzon in Detroit, where ChefNorbertoGaritaconcocted the ChileRellenoPicadillo, a greenpoblanopepper stuffed with shredded chicken and vegetables, sliced almonds served with a tomato sauce, and more.

This weekend, El Barzon is completely booked, Garita said. However, the menu he calls “dining like Diego and Frida” will continue into the summer.

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Mercedes Mejia produces interviews for All Things Considered, including the music segment Songs from Studio East. She also produces content for Stateside. Mercedes relocated to Michigan from New Mexico, where she earned her BA in Latin American Studies and Journalism. She began in public radio as a reporter atKUNMin Albuquerque. She brings extensive video production skills from her work at Univision and Edit House Production.