Sobremesa : A Memoir of Food and Love in Thirteen Courses

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"Sobremesa reads like a cross between magical realism and the food section of the New York Times. Delicioso!&; &;Beth Ostrosky-Stern, New York Times Bestselling AuthorIf food is the universal language of love, sobremesa is the romance. Gather around the table with C-level career woman turned foodpreneur, Josephine Caminos Oría, as she cooks up a magical tale, told morsel by morsel, of some of her most memorable tableside chats&;sobremesas&;that provided the first-generation Argentine-American the courage to leave the safe life she knew and start over from scratch.In her coming-of-age adventure, Josephine travels to her family&;s homeland of Argentina in search of belonging&;to family, to country, to a love, and ultimately, to oneself. Steeped in the lure of Latin culture, she pieces together her mom and abuela&;s pasts, along with the nourishing dishes&;delectably and spiritually&;that formed their kitchen arsenal. But Josephine&;s travels from las pampas to the prairie aren't easy or conventional. She grapples with mystical encounters with the spirit world that lead her to discover a part of herself that, like sobremesa, had been lost in translation.Just as she's ready to give up on love all together, Josephine&;s own heart surprises her by surrendering to a forbidden, transcontinental tryst with the Argentine man of her dreams. To stay together, she must make a difficult choice: return to the safe life she knows in the States, or follow her heart and craft a completely different kind of future for herself&;one she never saw coming.This otherworldly, multigenerational story of a daughter's love and familial culinary legacy serves up, in 13 courses, the timeless traditions that help Josephine navigate transformational love and loss. It&;s a reminder that that home really is anywhere the heart is. Sobremesa invites you to linger at the table, reveal your own hidden truths and savor the healing embrace of time-honored food and the wisdom it espouses.