Interview with Patti Jinich for NPR affiliate KUAR on Clinton School Presents, a weekly dialogue of distinguished guests that visit the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Arkansas. Nikolai DiPippa, Clinton School Director of Public Programs, sat down with Patti Jinich, the chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC and the author of “Patti’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.