Beyond the Wall

Beyond the Wall is not just another cook book destined to collect dust inside a mahogany cabinet nor is it a self-improvement book pontificating on how you should live your life. This is a book of truth and hope. In it, you will find the amazing life stories of twenty Latino immigrants who have raced to the top of the culinary world along a less than perfect path to success. Authors Esmeralda Castelan and Guadalupe Tovar have chronicled the inspirational journeys of men and women who know they are a diamond in the rough—and who put forth the hard work and ingenuity to dig themselves out from the harshest of circumstances: from prejudice to poverty, abuse to loneliness. Experience the anguish and triumph of each as they bring their journeys—and recipes—from cities throughout Latin America straight to your home and table.