Profile: Nicholas Gilman

Nicholas Gilman is author of the award winning guide Good Food in Mexico City: A Guide to Food stalls, Fondas and Fine Dining. He was born in New York City to painter Esther Gilman and theatre critic Richard Gilman. Traveling to Mexico City to study the mural movement he became interested in the traditions of Mexican painting and culture. He worked as an assistant curator at the Hispanic Society of America for several years and in 1986 won a scholarship to The New York Academy of Art to study classical painting and sculpture. A painter and teacher, he has shown his work extensively in the USA and Mexico. He has studied gastronomy at UNAM, cooking at the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, is a founding member of a Mexican chapter of Slow Food International, as well as member of IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals). He was editor and photographer for the book “Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler”. He lives and works in Mexico City.