{"product_id":"havana-salsa-stories-and-recipes-9780743285179","title":"Havana Salsa: Stories and Recipes","description":"With more than seventy mouthwatering recipes throughout, \u003ci\u003eHavana Salsa\u003c\/i\u003e is the vibrant memoir of Viviana Carballo and her extraordinary childhood growing up in Cuba. A collection of stories about her large, extended family -- an eccentric group who conducted their lives against the extraordinary backdrop of Havana -- Carballo recalls the 1940s and 1950s when Havana was a nonstop party, and food and music defined the culture, until Fidel Castro took power in 1959, and she was forced to leave her beloved country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With each delightful family memory, Carballo showcases the food of her culture and a delectable recipe, beginning with her childhood in the forties (calabaza fritters, sweet plantain tortillas, and oxtail stew), through the sensual fifties (roast shoulder of lamb, Cuban bouillabaisse), and then the first eighteen months of Castro's revolution (mango pie, tamal en cazuela, and papas con chorizo). \u003ci\u003eHavana Salsa\u003c\/i\u003e tells the history of Carballo's Havana as only she can -- through the intimate and unifying experience of food, family, and friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Viviana Carballo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 6.31w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743285179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarballo, Viviana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eViviana Carballo\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Havana. She earned the prestigious Grand Diplôme at the Cordon Bleu in Paris and has studied regional cuisine in Spain. Her articles have been published in several national magazines, and she currently writes a weekly food column for the \u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEl Sentinel.\u003c\/i\u003e Carballo is also a respected food consultant and recipe developer for the Hispanic market. She has traveled extensively and has lived in Manhattan and San Francisco and now resides in Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117442543731,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_69cb8053-2cb8-4d2d-a733-d1dd86fd0f06.jpg?v=1653576005","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/havana-salsa-stories-and-recipes-9780743285179","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}