How to make pollo asado. Serve this grilled chicken with a hearty platter of grilled vegetables, sprinkled with salt and a squeeze of lime once they come off the grill. Makes: 4-6 servings.

Pollo asado is all about the mesquite smoke and a simple, but intense marinade. Once you make it, you'll never look at grilled chicken the same way.

Pollo asado--Mexican grilled chicken--is spoken fluently here.

As you'd expect from a book about grilling, there's a lot of meat—and a lot of tacos—in Asada.But recipes abound for veggies, escabeches, and bean-and-rice dishes.

Whisk together ground toasted spices, reserved 1/3 cup orange juice, vinegar, achiote powder, oil, salt, white pepper, and garlic powder in a medium bowl until well combined.

Morella delves into the transatlantic fusion between Italian and Argentinian cuisines, dishing up pasta, flame-grilled asado, and more in the Marina. by Justine Jones. Photos by Patricia Chang.