Our Latin Table: Celebrations, Recipes, and Memories - Hardcover

Saralegui, Fernando

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821228544 ISBN 13: 9780821228548

Publisher: Bulfinch, 2003

Synopsis

Stunning full-color photographs complement a delicious collection of celebrations and recipes by a leading Cuban-American restaurateur in a cookbook that includes simple recipes, more than seventeen menus designed around special occasions as well as family meals, and tips on Latin cooking techniques, Latin cocktails, and a Latin glossary. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Fernando Saralegui is a restaurant consultant and former owner and designer of New York favorites ALVA and L-Ray. He is currently Executive Director of the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival, and lives in Austin, Texas.

From Publishers Weekly:

This collection of non-threatening Latin-influenced recipes also doubles as a photo album for the engaging Saralegui family. Author Saralegui is one of seven children whose grandfathers emigrated from the Basque country in Spain to Cuba; the family then left Cuba in 1960 for the U.S. Chapters are arranged by holidays and occasions, with a menu of Spinach and Queso Blanco Empanadas and Caesar Salad suggested for a christening lunch (Saralegui and his siblings have produced 13 sons and daughters) and a Fourth of July Latin Clambake that consists of Grilled Oysters with Chimichurri, Corn on the Coals with Lime and Cayenne, and Grilled Pineapple with Summer Berry Compote. Some of the recipes, such as Tati's Natilla, a simple custard, are family favorites; others, such as La Floridita Sandwiches have specific Cuban roots, but most are modern pan-Latin creations, like Guava-Basted Ribs. Saralegui (who owned now-defunct New York restaurants Alva and L-Ray) maintains a pleasantly upbeat tone, and family photos-particularly those of the Saralegui family in the 1960s and '70s-add a light personal touch. This is in no way a comprehensive or particularly authentic cookbook, but it is fun. Its spirit is perhaps best exemplified by a page listing music to cook by. The suggestions, which range from David Byrne to Tito Puente, are "not all Latin, but to us they have the right vibe." The same could be said of this entire project.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bulfinch
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0821228544
• ISBN 13: 9780821228548
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208