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The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook
About this book
In this narrated cookbook, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia, the nation's largest Spanish restaurant and Florida's oldest restaurant. This special 115th anniversary edition of The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook features a touching foreword by Andrea Gonzmart Williams, granddaughter of Adela.
Adela's affair 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 café, where he started selling soup, sandwiches, and coffee. Out of gratitude to his new country, he named his small café Columbia, after the personification of America in the popular song "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." Prophetically, he added this motto to his sign: "The Gem of All Spanish Restaurants."
Casimiro became known for dishes that the Columbia still serves todayâSpanish 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 "1905" SaladÂź, dressed with the family's special 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 multiple locations across Florida, and a delicious cookbook of 178 recipes that make them famous. It is also the biography of Adela, the heart of the Columbia, with commentary by Ferdie PachecoâMuhammad Ali's "Fight Doctor," Ybor City's famous raconteur, and Adela's childhood friend. Adela and Ferdie have since passed, but this book remains a testament to their love of good food and their joy in sharing the aroma, the seasonings, and the glamour of the Columbia.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Recipes in English
- Lista de Recetas en Español
- Foreword to the Anniversary Edition
- Preface
- One. The Spanish-Cuban Heritage of Florida Cooking
- Two. Breakfast at the Columbia
- Three. Casimiro I: The Romance Begins
- Four. Casimiro II: The Golden Years
- Five. The Columbia Family
- Six. Don Quixote Gets Dressed Up
- Seven. When the Violin Chased the Piano
- Eight. Adela and Cesar, Newlyweds on the Road
- Nine. Return to the Columbia
- Ten. Children
- Eleven. Wine
- Twelve. The Columbia Saga Continues
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors