Salsa and Chips

by Daniel Reveles

In Salsa and Chips, Daniel Reveles welcomes us to Tecate, the enchanting dusty border town where no one is in a hurry and Time's winged chariot has broken down on Avenida Juarez. Wander through the plaza. Listen to the sweet madrigals of the taco man, the flower girl, and the fortune-telling canary. See the human flame-thrower and watch the bug-eater pop a spider in his mouth for a quarter.

In these luminous novelas, Daniel Reveles serves up the  vast banquet of life. Peppered with magical realism and cultural nuance, triumph and despair, passion and spice, each story is a delectable meal for the heart and soul.

Meet El Flako, a hopeless bungler and his exasperated compadres; Father Ruben, who serves both God and his prodigious appetite with equal devotion; Dona Lala, the fantastic witch offering custom-brewed spells and incantations; and Treenie Contreras, a slippery scoundrel who will walk on water for a fee.

Come and pay a visit to Tecate, where the air is like wine, the smiles are free, and day-to-day miracles have the power to change destiny.

Genres: Short Stories

262 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 1997

Reviews

[Scott Abrahamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great recipes!!

[Cornelio Cano guzmán · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good tales. You can get some of the Tecate taste reading this book. I liked it.

[Richard Kravitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable read.

[R.A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a strong collection. "A Matter of Respectability" punched me the hardest and "Beeg Mac" made me smile the widest.