051 Venezuelan Arepas via Holland with Yessica Duques

When Yessica left her home country of Venezuela forever and arrived in Holland (the same country, funny enough, that her mother always dreamed of living), there was one thing she had to do first - find the correct cornflour to make Arepas. As Yessica’s candid speaking style made me laugh out loud over and over, she also taught me about the recent history and struggles in Venezuela and how she has leveraged - one step at a time - a job at her local McDonalds into a graphic design career, a paid education at some of the finest culinary institutions in the world, and finally settled in as a freelance food photographer with her own studio. I’m so honored to introduce you to Yessica Duques!

Highlights

Why they chose Holland
Venezuela now, Venezuela then
The song all Venezuelans learn, as babies, while making arepas
How Yessica's grandmother served arepas
The story of THIS arepas - named after a Beauty Queen
Yessica's path from McDonalds to freelance food photography, owning her own studio
The cookbooks Yessica wants to write (I would buy it!)