Free Download [pdf] The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook

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bIn this narrated cookbook, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and
Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia,
the nation&#8217slargest Spanish restaurant and
Florida&#8217soldest restaurant./b This special 115th
anniversary edition of The Columbia Restaurant Spanish
Cookbook features a touching foreword by Andrea Gonzmart
Williams, granddaughter of Adela. Adela&#8217saffair with
food is a family legacy that began in the early twentieth
century, when her grandfather Casimiro Hernandez emigrated
from Cuba to Tampa. In 1905, Casimiro purchased a small
corner caf&#233 where he started selling soup, sandwiches,
and coffee. Out of gratitude to his new country, he named his
small caf&#233Columbia, after the personification of America
in the popular song &#8220Coumbia, Gem of the
Ocean.&#8221Prophetically, he added this motto to his sign:
&#8220ThGem of All Spanish Restaurants.&#8221Casimiro
became known for dishes that the Columbia still serves
today&#8213Spnish bean soup, his hearty creation that
combines sausage, garbanzo beans, and potatoes in a beef
stock arroz con pollo, a classic chicken and rice dish an
authentic Cuban sandwich and the
&#8220195&#8221Salad&#174 dressed with the
family&#8217sspecial blend of fresh garlic, oregano, wine
vinegar, lemon juice, and Spanish olive oil. This anniversary
edition of The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook is a
history of the elegant family restaurant, which now boasts