The Sobremesa by Tessa

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Sobremesa is the untranslatable Spanish term for the time spent around the dinner table after a meal. I share recipes and stories that illuminate the beauty that food has to forge human connection...we'll also laugh along the way :)

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About Tessa Velazquez

Co-owner of A Baked Joint in D.C. Lives with Nonnas around the world when possible. Currently a private chef in NYC and co-founder of women's cooking collective, YESBABE.

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