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The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook by Ferdie Pacheco and Adela Hernandez Gonzmart is a hardcover book published by the University Press of Florida in 1995. The cookbook explores regional and ethnic Spanish cuisine, specifically focusing on the United States South region. It includes recipes, illustrations, and information on various restaurants in the area, making it a valuable resource for those interested in travel, cooking, and history. With this cookbook is a must-have for any culinary enthusiast.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Florida
ISBN-100813014034
ISBN-139780813014036
eBay Product ID (ePID)853011
Product Key Features
Book TitleColumbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicRegional & Ethnic / Spanish, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Cooking, History
AuthorFerdie Pacheco, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-016806
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal641.5946
SynopsisOut of secrets and dreams and romance, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia in this narrated cookbook inspired by the nation's largest Spanish restaurant and Florida's oldest restaurant. Adela's affair with food is a family legacy that began more than 90 years ago, when her beloved grandfather Casimiro emigrated from Cuba to Tampa, then a little town on Florida's west coast. There, amid scrub palmettos and rattlesnakes, an enclave of Cubans, Spaniards, and Italians worked in the growing cigar industry in a neighborhood known as Ybor City. Casimiro Hernandez found work, saved his money, and in 1905 purchased a bar, where he started selling soup, sandwiches, and coffee. Out of gratitude to his new country, he named his small café the 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." This book is both a history of the elegant family restaurant, which now boasts six locations in Florida, and a cookbook of 178 recipes that make them famous. It is also the biography of Adela, the heart of the Columbia, with commentary by Ferdie Pacheco, television's "fight doctor," Ybor City's famous raconteur, and Adela's neighbor as they grew up together in Ybor City. Casimiro became known for dishes that the Columbia still serves--Spanish bean soup, his lusty 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 salad, dressed with the family's special blend of fresh garlic, oregano, wine vinegar, lemon juice, and Spanish olive oil. Pijuan, Casimiro's fabled chef from the kitchen of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, contributed numerous works of art, such as pompano papillot and steak capuchina . Adela and Ferdie now reveal the best of these recipes and offer many others, giving lovers of good food the opportunity to bring home the aroma, the seasonings, and the glamour of the Columbia, the gem of all Spanish restaurants., *"Five Forks"--Spanish government ranking *"Recommended"-- AAA Travel Guide and Mobil Travel Guide *Golden Spoon Award-- Florida Trend *"A Spanish happening not to be found elsewhere."-- Holiday Magazine *Epicurean Rendezvous Award for "The best restaurant in Tampa, Florida"-- Fortune Magazine *Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award-- Nation's Restaurant News Out of secrets and dreams and romance, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia in this narrated cookbook inspired by the nation's largest Spanish restaurant and Florida's oldest restaurant. Adela's affair with food is a family legacy that began more than 90 years ago, when her beloved grandfather Casimiro emigrated from Cuba to Tampa, then a little town on Florida's west coast. There, amid scrub palmettos and rattlesnakes, an enclave of Cubans, Spaniards, and Italians worked in the growing cigar industry in a neighborhood known as Ybor City. Casimiro Hernandez found work, saved his money, and in 1905 purchased a bar, where he started selling soup, sandwiches, and coffee. Out of gratitude to his new country, he named his small caf the 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." This book is both a history of the elegant family restaurant, which now boasts six locations in Florida, and a cookbook of 178 recipes that make them famous. It is also the biography of Adela, the heart of the Columbia, with commentary by Ferdie Pacheco, television's "fight doctor," Ybor City's famous raconteur, and Adela's neighbor as they grew up together in Ybor City. Casimiro became known for dishes that the Columbia still serves--Spanish bean soup, his lusty 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 salad, dressed with the family's special blend of fresh garlic, oregano, wine vinegar, lemon juice, and Spanish olive oil. Pijuan, Casimiro's fabled chef from the kitchen of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, contributed numerous works of art, such as pompano papillot and steak capuchina . Adela and Ferdie now reveal the best of these recipes and offer many others, giving lovers of good food the opportunity to bring home the aroma, the seasonings, and the glamour of the Columbia, the gem of all Spanish restaurants. Adela Hernandez Gonzmart was born two blocks from the Columbia Restaurant. After graduating from the Juilliard School of Music, she toured the United States and Cuba as a concert pianist. After her marriage to violinist Cesar Gonzmart, she performed with such entertainers as Liberace, Ernesto Lecuona, and Amparo Hurb. She was instrumental in forming the Tampa Symphony Orchestra and has received countless honors from organizations in the Tampa community: Outstanding Citizen of the Year awards from the Tampa Museum Society and the Optimist Club, Hispanic Woman of the Year from the Hispanic Heritage League, Paulo Longo Award from the Italian Club, and the Centro Asturiano Award for contributions to the Latin community, as well as awards from the community Red Cross, Salvation Army, Girl Scouts, and Arts Council and other awards for civic service. Ferdie Pacheco, who as a teenager worked in the Columbia Restaurant as a waiter, is the author of Ybor City Chronicles (UPF, 1994), Muhammad Ali: A View from the Corner, Fight Doctor , and Renegade Lightning . He served as Muhammad Ali's personal physician from 1963 to 1977. He is also a painter, exhibiting one-man shows in London, Paris, New York, and Miami (where he now lives), and a boxing color commentator on television. He is married to Luisita Sevilla, who danced flamenco with Los Chavales de Espa a until, *"Five Forks"--Spanish government ranking *"Recommended"-- AAA Travel Guide and Mobil Travel Guide *Golden Spoon Award-- Florida Trend *"A Spanish happening not to be found elsewhere."-- Holiday Magazine *Epicurean Rendezvous Award for "The best restaurant in Tampa, Florida"-- Fortune Magazine *Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award-- Nation''s Restaurant News Out of secrets and dreams and romance, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia in this narrated cookbook inspired by the nation''s largest Spanish restaurant and Florida''s oldest restaurant. Adela''s affair with food is a family legacy that began more than 90 years ago, when her beloved grandfather Casimiro emigrated from Cuba to Tampa, then a little town on Florida''s west coast. There, amid scrub palmettos and rattlesnakes, an enclave of Cubans, Spaniards, and Italians worked in the growing cigar industry in a neighborhood known as Ybor City. Casimiro Hernandez found work, saved his money, and in 1905 purchased a bar, where he started selling soup, sandwiches, and coffee. Out of gratitude to his new country, he named his small café the 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." This book is both a history of the elegant family restaurant, which now boasts six locations in Florida, and a cookbook of 178 recipes that make them famous. It is also the biography of Adela, the heart of the Columbia, with commentary by Ferdie Pacheco, television''s "fight doctor," Ybor City''s famous raconteur, and Adela''s neighbor as they grew up together in Ybor City. Casimiro became known for dishes that the Columbia still serves--Spanish bean soup, his lusty 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 salad, dressed with the family''s special blend of fresh garlic, oregano, wine vinegar, lemon juice, and Spanish olive oil. Pijuan, Casimiro''s fabled chef from the kitchen of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, contributed numerous works of art, such as pompano papillot and steak capuchina . Adela and Ferdie now reveal the best of these recipes and offer many others, giving lovers of good food the opportunity to bring home the aroma, the seasonings, and the glamour of the Columbia, the gem of all Spanish restaurants. Adela Hernandez Gonzmart was born two blocks from the Columbia Restaurant. After graduating from the Juilliard School of Music, she toured the United States and Cuba as a concert pianist. After her marriage to violinist Cesar Gonzmart, she performed with such entertainers as Liberace, Ernesto Lecuona, and Amparo Hurb. She was instrumental in forming the Tampa Symphony Orchestra and has received countless honors from organizations in the Tampa community: Outstanding Citizen of the Year awards from the Tampa Museum Society and the Optimist Club, Hispanic Woman of the Year from the Hispanic Heritage League, Paulo Longo Award from the Italian Club, and the Centro Asturiano Award for contributions to the Latin community, as well as awards from the community Red Cross, Salvation Army, Girl Scouts, and Arts Council and other awards for civic service. Ferdie Pacheco, who as a teenager worked in the Columbia Restaurant as a waiter, is the author of Ybor City Chronicles (UPF, 1994), Muhammad Ali: A View from the Corner, Fight Doctor , and Renegade Lightning . He served as Muhammad Ali''s personal physician from 1963 to 1977. He is also a painter, exhibiting one-man shows in London, Paris, New York, and Miami (where he now lives), and a boxing color commentator on television. He is married to Luisita Sevilla, who danced flamenco with Los Chavales de España until Ferdie booked her into his house "for a lifetime run."
LC Classification NumberTX723.5.S7G65 1995
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- May 20, 2018
The GEM in my house that enables me to cook the most delicious food ever! Easy, healthy, wonderful!
If you have ever dined at the Columbia restaurants in Longboat Key or Tampa Florida area, you already know the food is far superior in taste, appearance and quality and enjoyment, to any other venue out there serving this type of meal. I do not believe there are any other restaurants that serve this type of food so that alone speaks volumes about this treasure of a cookbook of fabulous recipes. With this wonderful book, you can create these dishes to be exactly the same as the dishes you were served. The recipes are decades and generations in the making, so have been proven long ago to be so delicious, healthy, and so amazingly delightful, they can quickly become your new family's favorite traditions. This book is a must for anyone who loves excellent food that is not difficult to prepare- you will receive rave reviews, should you decide to share your fantastic dishes. I still own my original book purchased several decades ago, and purchased this one for a friend, as I cannot lend my copy of this gem to anyone. Yes, it is that wonderful!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 08, 2016
Cookbook of a Landmark Restaurant of Tampa, Florida
This is an awesome cookbook written by the matriarch of a well known Cuban / Spanish restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, with recipes of some of their best loved dishes. If you have not eaten there, all you need do is follow this guide to some the best meals you have had. Easy to follow and I was surprised that it tasted like being there.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 12, 2019
Much more than a cookbook
Spanish recipes intertwined with the history of the Columbia Restaurant and Ybor City/Tampa, Florida in personal tales. The history goes far beyond a restaurant start date and dull data. This is life being told, and the characters who lived it. If you've never been to Ybor City, or just passed through, this book will give you a taste of its past and present that will linger.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 19, 2025
Book appears brand new and is of great q...
Book appears brand new and is of great quality. Condition is pristine.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 30, 2019
Unique Cook Book
A special sort of cook book because it gives so much background into the source of those recipes. Also, since it is connected with a popular restaurant, it's in another category altogether.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 02, 2017
Great historic cool book !
If you like Spanish/Cubaj/Ybor food (& who doesn't?) You're gonna love this cookbook! The Columbian Restaurant is a world famous Tampa treasure. Now the secrets to their fantastic food are included in this cookbookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 05, 2017
Just like the restaurant
Been using these great recipe for yearsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 18, 2022
Wonderful book!
If you love Spanish food, and the Columbia restaurant, this book is for you. Right off the bat I made spanish bean soup and 1905 salad. It was a hit! The salad is to die for!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 10, 2021
Am AWESOME family story and cookbook!
Gave it as a gift to a Cuban friend...she loved it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 06, 2023
Great Restaurant
I love the restaurant, but there are none near me, so now I can make some of the recipes myself.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
