2: Countdown to Zomppa Y2 – Tonija

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Counting down 2 days to our one-year celebration of Zomppa on May 3. Here is Tonija, another veteran of Zomppa.com?!!!!

What is your favorite food movie or book?

The very first thing that came to my mind was the book Aphrodite by Isabel Allende. If you do not know anything about this book you MUST read it. It is a memoir on the intertwined nature of food and love. While I was at Cafe Atlántico I helped the chef design a Valentine’s Day menu from some of the suggested recipes in the book. It was the ultimate in sensuality and it was a SMASH! AWESOME! But then I started thinking about movies and obviously my mind turned first to “Like Water for Chocolate” (I know, I know….if it’s Latin Tonija likes it). I just love magical realism and how Esquivel used food to tell the story of this family! But there are so many other books and movies, ayayayayay!!

Tags: Aphrodite, Cafe Atlantico, cultural, culture, food, food book, food movie, Isabel Allenda, Laura Esquival, Like Water for Chocolate

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