Occasionally a single recipe can motivate me to purchase a cookbook. In the case of
Capture the Coast, Volume 4 in the Culinary Collection by the Junior League of Tampa, it was the combination of a lunch coupled with a discussion about the anniversary promotion of the League's older title,
The Gasparilla Cookbook, that had me sold.
After we completed our meeting regarding ideas for the 50th anniversary edition of
The Gasparilla Cookbook, which was released in October of 2011, a small group of Junior League of Tampa members invited me to the
Columbia Restaurant for lunch. I had always wanted to try the
Columbia Restaurant because of its reputation but just never had the opportunity. The restaurant is a testament to why you should always go "where the locals eat". The
Columbia Restaurant features a dish entitled the "1905 Salad". When the ladies mentioned that this salad was featured in
Capture The Coast, I decided to try it.
We now prepare and eat this salad 3-4 times a month at home. It is truly a special signature dish and yet readily available in this classic community cookbook. One of the reasons that community cookbooks have been so successful through the years is that they truly involve the entire community including local chefs and restaurants.
If you want to give yourself a treat try the "1905 Salad" (recipe can be found
here on the Junior League of Tampa's blog) and then buy a copy of
Capture the Coast to find out what other great surprises are included--you won't be disappointed.
We now prepare and eat this salad 3-4 times a month at home. It is truly a special signature dish and yet readily available in this classic community cookbook. One of the reasons that community cookbooks have been so successful through the years is that they truly involve the entire community including local chefs and restaurants.
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