Tastes Like Cuba - by Eduardo Machado & Michael Domitrovich (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Born into a well-to-do family in Cuba in 1953, Eduardo Machado saw firsthand the effects of the rising Castro regime. When he and his brother were sent to the United States on one of the Peter Pan flights of 1961, they did not know if they would ever see their parents or their home again. From his experience living in exile in Los Angeles to becoming an actor, director, playwright and professor in New York, Machado explores what it means to say good-bye to the only home one's ever known, and what it means to be a Latino in America today. Filled with delicious recipes and powerful tales of family, loss, and self discovery, Tastes Like Cuba delivers the story of Eduardo's rich and delectable life--reminding us that no matter where we go, there is no place that feels (and tastes) better than home.

Review Quotes

?Eccentric and often affecting.?
?"The New York Times Book Review"

?A tasty read.?
?"Publishers Weekly"

Machado's memoir will bring life to a world lost in time and offer recipes that are authentic, easy to follow and delicious.?
?"The Miami Herald"



aEccentric and often affecting.a
a"The New York Times Book Review"
aA tasty read.a
a"Publishers Weekly"
aa]Machadoas memoir will bring life to a world lost in time and offer recipes that are authentic, easy to follow and delicious.a
a"The Miami Herald"

"Eduardo Machado's and Michael Domitrovich's, touching, evocative, memoir not only makes the mouth water with its deliciously, descriptive accounts of Cuban Cuisine, but fills the tear ducts with longing for a culture and a people denied us for half a century by the regretful policies of the U. S, Government."
-Ed Harris and Amy Madigan
"This book is a feast for the senses and the soul. We bask in the earthly paradise of a boy's Cuban childhood, and when he is sent to the U.S. at age 8, we suffer. From then on we're in thrall to the drama, (painful, funny, bitter, sweet), of his search for a new life. What better metaphor than food? We all crave recipes for survival. We hunt down the ingredients that will nourish our hopes and memories. Machado has filled his book with richly drawn characters. The richest of them of all may be that neighbor whose complexities we have refused to accept or understand for so long: Cuba."
-Margo Jefferson, Critic and Pulitzer Prize winner
"Extraordinary, moving, a great read whether you come from Cuba or Greece."
-Olympia Dukakis
"As I have regrettably never traveled to my father's birthplace, Eduardo's vivid memories and specific writer's eye details made his life come alive for me. Maybe it's genetic. Because I share his love of family and the preparation of their meals that is so important in a Cuban household."
-Lucie Arnaz ""Tastes like Cuba" is a wonderful multi-layered addition to the on going and ever expanding tapestry of exile history; part personal memoir, partly a cook book, it is also has a lot to say about the artistic life and, in particular, what it is like to be a Latino playwright in this country. That alonemakes the book unique and worthy of a wide readership." --Oscar Hijuelos

"Eduardo Machado's and Michael Domitrovichs, touching, evocative, memoir not only makes the mouth water with its deliciously, descriptive accounts of Cuban Cuisine, but fills the tear ducts with longing for a culture and a people denied us for half a century by the regretful policies of the U. S, Government."
Ed Harris and Amy Madigan
"This book is a feast for the senses and the soul. We bask in the earthly paradise of a boys Cuban childhood, and when he is sent to the U.S. at age 8, we suffer. From then on were in thrall to the drama, (painful, funny, bitter, sweet), of his search for a new life. What better metaphor than food? We all crave recipes for survival. We hunt down the ingredients that will nourish our hopes and memories. Machado has filled his book with richly drawn characters. The richest of them of all may be that neighbor whose complexities we have refused to accept or understand for so long: Cuba."
Margo Jefferson, Critic and Pulitzer Prize winner
"Extraordinary, moving, a great read whether you come from Cuba or Greece."
Olympia Dukakis
"As I have regrettably never traveled to my father's birthplace, Eduardo's vivid memories and specific writer's eye details made his life come alive for me. Maybe it's genetic. Because I share his love of family and the preparation of their meals that is so important in a Cuban household."
Lucie Arnaz ""Tastes like Cuba" is a wonderful multi-layered addition to the on going and ever expanding tapestry of exile history; part personal memoir, partly a cook book, it is also has a lot to say about the artistic life and, in particular, what it is like to be a Latino playwright in this country. That alone makesthe book unique and worthy of a wide readership." --Oscar Hijuelos

"Extraordinary, moving, a great read whether you come from Cuba or Greece."
Olympia Dukakis
"As I have regrettably never traveled to my father's birthplace, Eduardo's vivid memories and specific writer's eye details made his life come alive for me. Maybe it's genetic. Because I share his love of family and the preparation of their meals that is so important in a Cuban household."
Lucie Arnaz