The bar she drank at, the bed she recuperated in, the canals she daytripped to, the studio she stormed out of, the easel she painted her final masterpiece at \u2026 ahead of a major Tate show, our writer finds Kahlo\u2019s spirit alive in her home town<\/p>\n
\u2018Today you\u2019re going to eat art,\u201d says Federico Valdez, a chef at the School of Mexican Cuisine and a man so passionate about food he has the word Queso (Cheese) tattooed on his forearm. \u201cToday,\u201d continues Valdez, \u201cyou\u2019re going to eat history.\u201d What unfolds, in a sun-filled dining room lined with Mexican flowers, books and artefacts, is a three-course feast inspired by Frida Kahlo, her life, her art and her loves, including her first lesbian affair.<\/p>\n
The starter, inspired by her childhood fascination with revolution, is a lightly spiced Mexican take on pirozhki, the Russian favourite. The main dish \u2013 served with pulque, an agave-derived drink Kahlo loved \u2013 taps into her rebellious spirit. \u201cIt\u2019s called Frida Against the World,\u201d says Valdez, as we are presented with a giant stuffed chilli that sits amid a nutty, beany sauce similar to the one eaten at Kahlo\u2019s wedding to Diego Rivera, then the most famous artist in the world, now much more in her shadow.<\/p>\n
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