Sonja Lillvik discusses and shares food from her cookbook memoir: The Painted Fish and Other Mayan Feasts

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03/06/10  2:00pm-3:00pm

Sonja Lillvik discusses and shares food from her cookbook memoir: The Painted Fish and Other Mayan Feasts

Sonja Lillvik has lived 25 years as an expatriate on the Yucatan peninsula with her Mayan fisherman husband, Armando Lopez.  Together they opened the rustic tourist destination  known as Cuzan Guest House in Punta Allen, Mexico. Cuzan’s restaurant features fresh seafood and other Yucatec Maya meals.

Lillvik has written The Painted Fish and Other Mayan Feasts, an edible memoir from the back roads and beaches of the Yucatan a deliciously romantic Riviera Maya cookbook.  Drawing on her intimate knowledge of contemporary Maya cuisine, she translated authentic thousand-year-old recipes as well as modern Maya fare for the ease and convenience of the English-speaking cook.  Throughout the cookbook, Lillvik reveals culinary tips and “Maya Secretos” including the truly burning issue of Chile Safety!

Tracing the lives of Sonja and Armando through recipes, drawings and photos will give you a glimpse of the riches of the daily life of these two adventures that pioneered eco-tourism in Punta Allen, Mexico.  Cuzan Guest House, their home base for twenty five years, attracts the intrepid traveler and lures saltwater fly-fishing enthusiasts to this remote fishing village located in the world biosphere of Sian Ka’an Reserve, a UNESCO Historic Heritage Site.