"Not knowing how to cook is like not knowing how to f@#k."

Thanks to Slashfood, I've been introduced to Robert Rodriguez's 10 Minute Cooking School.

For Once Upon A Time In Mexico and Sin City, Rodriguez slapped cooking demos into the DVD extras. The recipes are simple and seem surprisingly good and Rodriguez is a pretty engaging host, with a few little film director tricks that make the Food Network look like local access.

This one is for Puerco Pibil — the roast pork that Johnny Depp's character seeks out in Once:

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and this one is for Breakfast Tacos (including a recipe for quick flour tortillas):

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