Nikolai DiPippa, Clinton School Director of Public Programs, sat down with Pati Jinich, the chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC and the author of “Pati’s Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking. ” After serving as a political analyst, she left policy work to pursue her lifelong passion: to research, write about, test and cook Mexican food, and to share her knowledge and adventures in that cuisine and culture with others.