We met up with Saenz at Three Sisters on a quiet afternoon. It is a colorful restaurant painted peach with purple trim, perfectly suited to this cheerful and creative chef.
People tend to think of Mexican food as fast food.
In fact, many of the traditional dishes, such as mole and tamales, take hours to prepare. I hoped that the mole recipe would help them understand the effort that goes into good Mexican food. It is not something that is tossed together quickly and stuffed into a tortilla. Norma Saenz sits down to her chicken mole pablano at Three Sisters Restaurant. Yes, it is one of our most popular.