Well the Books & Books event in Miami was postponed for a later date, as I got stormed in NYC, but I’m headed there tonight to see friends, and maybe we can get Jennifer Bratt and Ney Melo—one of the world’s most charming, fun and popular tango duo– to still dance a demo at the private party.
On Sunday I’m going to drive through the gorgeous Alligator Alley for an Argentinean Wine Tasting & Book Presentation at the wonderful French Bistro, “Bamboo Café.”
Barbara Hooper, a Naples resident and kindred adventuress in the long and winding road of dancing and romance, came up with the idea. She contacted Lisa Boët, proprietor of the Bamboo Café, and we are gearing up for Sunday celebration of Argentina in Lisa’s wonderful French Bistro.
Along with running a successful, independently owned restaurant, Lisa is also a food writer and we met at a culinary festival in Barbados a few years back. She’s a Francophile, but Moroccan influenced tangines are found on the menu, next to classic French comfort food like cassoulet and coq au vin, as well as locally caught fresh seafood. But this Sunday, Argentina will be represented. As she wrote in her newsletter:
Serendipity was in the air last week.
I learned fellow food writer and author Maria Finn was scheduled to visit South Florida on a book tour for her newly published memoir “Hold Me Tight & Tango Me Home,” (released for sale on Feb. 9th).
Philippe and I had just discovered some delicious Argentinean estate-grown wines by Nieto Senetiner.
Voilá: Our “Talk Tango Tasting” was born!
Maria Finn will make an appearance at Bamboo Café on Sunday, Feb. 28 to “Talk Tango” & sign books while we host an Argentinean wine tasting along with picadas á la Argentina. Won’t you join us this Sunday?
Call 643-6177 or or online: www.BambooCafeFrenchHomeCooking.com.
Warm regards,
Lisa Boët
I hope you would not have reservations if I posted a part of this site on my univeristy blog?