Sobremesa with Josephine Caminos Oría

by RogerApril 7, 2021

On today’s episode I welcome Josephine Caminos Oría, author and founder of La Dorita Cooks, to talk about her new book “Sobremesa: A Memoir of Food and Love in Thirteen Courses.” Josephine talks about her Argentine-American upbringing, sharing stories around the family table, passing recipes through the generations (culinary time travel), and some of her favorite Argentine recipes.

Listen below for the whole episode, then check out the links below for recipes and where to find a copy of Sobremesa starting May 4th.

Mentioned in this Episode

In addition to being an author, Josephine is also an entrepreneur. She founded La Dorita Cooks, manufactures and sells small-batch Dulce de Leche, and runs a start-up kitchen incubator for aspiring food entrepreneurs.

Josephine’s first book, “Dulce de Leche: Recipes, Stories and Sweet Traditions,” is a great resource for authentic Dulce de Leche history and recipes.

Get the Book: “Sobremesa: A Memoir of Food and Love in Thirteen Courses” is available on May 4th. Hardcover and Kindle versions are available for pre-order on Amazon, but your local independent bookseller should be able to get you a copy too.

We touched on the concept of “magical realism” in the conversation. If you are interested in other works in this genre, there are some classics you need to get ahold of. We mentioned “Like Water For Chocolate.” Josephine’s favorite author is Isabelle Allende. Gabriel García Marquez is another master of the genre. One of my favorite movies (and book trilogy, by author John Nichols) is the Milagro Beanfield War.

We also talked about several recipes in the episode (sopa pastino, empanadas, milanesas). Some great recipes for these dishes are in the book. Here are a couple others from the book to try: Dulce de Leche Gelatin and Berenjenas al Escabeche (pickled eggplant).