Reviews
A double bargain since it includes both the history of an elegant and popular family restaurant and 178 recipes, presented in English and Spanish, that have made this establishment famous. . . . A must-read for all food and history lovers.
--Florida Living
A marvelous Marquez-like family chronicle of hard work, heartbreak, love, persistence, daring adventure, bold ingenuity, fate, luck and the power of positve thinking. And best of all, it's true! With the deft touch of a literary Willy Pep, Ferdie "The Flight Doctor" Pacheco introduces us to an array of dauntless dreamers framed by the remarkable Adela Hernandez Gonzmart.
--Key West The Newspaper
This book comprises more than a collection of recipes from the kitchens of Tampa's famous Coulumbia Restaurant and of its "heart, " Adela Hernandez Gonzmart. . . .The book is a history of the restaurant and a biography of Mrs. Gonzmart as well, more or less in chronological order.
--Florida Historical Quarterly