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Lesley Téllez is a writer, culinary entrepreneur, traveler and cook. She is the author of cookbook, Eat Mexico: Recipes from Mexico City’s Streets, Markets & Fondas (Kyle Books 2015) — a tale of her four years of eating and living in one of the world’s global food capitals. Lesley is co-founder and sole owner-operator of Eat Mexico Culinary Tours, Mexico City’s first tourism business to focus solely on street and market food. Lesley’s writing — about travel, Mexico, food, culture and identity — has appeared in The New York Times, Food & Wine, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, Serious Eats and The Kitchn, among other publications. A California native, she lives in New York City with her husband and son.