Synopses & Reviews
In this splendid cookbook, bicultural chef Sandra Gutierrez blends ingredients, traditions, and culinary techniques, creatively marrying the diverse and delicious cuisines of more than twenty Latin American countries with the beloved food of the American South.
The New Southern-Latino Table features 150 original and delightfully tasty recipes that combine the best of both culinary cultures. Sandra, who has taught thousands of people how to cook, highlights the surprising affinities between the foodways of the Latin and Southern regions--including a wide variety of ethnic roots in each tradition and many shared basic ingredients--while embracing their flavorful contrasts and fascinating histories.
These lively dishes--including Jalapeno Deviled Eggs, Cocktail Chiles Rellenos with Latin Pimiento Cheese, Two-Corn Summer Salad, Latin Fried Chicken with Smoky Ketchup, Macaroni con Queso, and Chile Chocolate Brownies--promise to spark the imaginations and the meals of home cooks, seasoned or novice, and of food lovers everywhere. Along with delectable appetizers, salads, entrees, side dishes, and desserts, Sandra also provides a handy glossary, a section on how to navigate a Latin tienda, and a guide to ingredient sources. The New Southern-Latino Table brings to your home innovative, vibrant dishes that meld Latin American and Southern palates.
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"This is the cookbook I've been waiting for! A brilliant mixing and marrying of Latino flavors with those of the American South. There is no better person to write
The New Southern-Latino Table than Sandra Gutierrez, an American of Guatemalan heritage who chose the South as her home. I've known Sandra for 15 years, and I've seen her in action--cooking, teaching, writing--always with passion, always with expertise. Is it any wonder that I can't wait to cook my way straight through this book? I haven't seen so many exciting and original recipes in ages."--Jean Anderson, author,
A Love Affair with Southern Cooking, and member, The James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame
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"[Gutierrez's] approach to cooking reflects the fusion of both cultures."
-Library Journal
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"A wonderful cookbook and a fact-filled guide to the fusion of Southern and Latino cooking. . . . This skillful foray into the cuisine of the Americas. . . . is a tremendously valuable addition to the bookshelves of both serious and casual cooks."
-ForeWord
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"The Latino palate and the Southern palate are two distinct tastes from seemingly distinct worlds. However, chef Sandra Gutierrez has brought them together in her unique cookbook."
-Latin TRENDS
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"A tremendously valuable addition to the bookshelves of both serious and casual cooks."
-Foreword
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"A great culinary merger proposition."
-LAWeekly
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"For the food-obsessed, snuggling up to The New Southern-Latino Table cookbook is akin to a new love affair. It comes with all the warmth of tender familiarity while simultaneously sparking an impassioned interest in what is more compatible than imagined."
-Independent Weekly
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"The perfect author for a subject long-ignored and long-overdue....A teaching book-a master class."
-Jean Anderson Cooks
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"This cookbook is a must. . . . It's simply delicious."
-Las Cruces Bulletin
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"Gutierrez shows how compatible Southern and Latin American flavors can be."
-Georgia Magazine
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"This new cookbook explores the evolution of [Gutierrez's] Southern style as well as the influence of her Latin heritage."
-Miami New Times
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"Gutierrez provides home cooks with a good introduction to the new Southern-Latino culinary movement."
-The Advocate
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"A beautiful marriage of cultures."
-USA Today Hispanic Living
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"It's a fascinating read, a cultural and culinary resource."
-Nancie McDermott
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"An exceptional new collection of recipes blending the cuisines of more than twenty Latin countries with the beloved food of the American South. Gutierrez's natural talent as a teacher shines through in this book."
-Carl Raymond, Mamiverse
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"It's almost as if my palate had been asleep and is only now waking up. Hello, New Southern-Latino cuisine. Pleasure to meet you! I think this could be the start of a beautiful friendship."
-Christie's Corner blog
About the Author
Sandra A. Gutierrez, who grew up in the United States and Guatemala, is a journalist, food writer, culinary instructor, and recipe developer. She lives in Cary, N.C., with her husband and their daughters.