Lois Ellen Frank, James Beard Award–winning author of Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations, inspires us all. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she is a Native foods historian and photographer devoted to documenting foods and lifeways of our Southwest tribes. A PhD in anthropology, she applies academic rigor to her own story with heart, soul, and skill. Working with Walter Whitewater, a self-taught Navajo chef, she’s created Red Mesa Cui
