Rick Bayless in his introduction pp 17-27 talks about his philosphy on eating and health, weight control and attitudes toward eating. He addresses the fact that most people think that chefs will be a little over weight and why he is not. Even though he does give a recipe for a mole in this book, he says on p. 26, "I've steered clear of moles (they're rich and complex and typically served only for special occasions in Mexico) except for the simple yelllow and green ones."
I am impressed with the picture p. 25 showing him in a shoulder stand (I see in his bio that he was born in 1953. ) I assume it is a current picture. He is an inspiration. Dee Dee
He's very scary. I used to watch his show occaisonally, but found him so intense it was disturbing. Distracted me from the sometimes interesting dishes. I think the reason he's not overweight is because he just burns energy like a maniac! 🙂
