{"product_id":"tomatoes-for-neela","title":"Tomatoes for Neela","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePadma Lakshmi, bestselling author and host of Bravo's \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e and Hulu's \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal team up in this celebration of food and family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Some of my fondest memories from childhood are of cooking with the women in my family. It is the foundation for all I have spent my life working on.\" -Padma Lakshmi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook. It makes her feel closer to her paati who lives far away in India. On Saturdays, Neela and Amma go to the green market and today they are buying tomatoes to make Paati's famous sauce. But first, Neela needs to learn about all the different kinds of tomatoes they can pick from. And as Neela and Amma cook together, they find a way for Paati to share in both the love and the flavors of the day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling author and host of Bravo's \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e and Hulu's \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e Padma Lakshmi takes young readers on an intergenerational journey full of delicious flavors and fun food facts that celebrates a family's treasured recipes. And Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal brings this circle of women to life with vivid detail and warmth. \u003ci\u003eTomatoes for Neela\u003c\/i\u003e lovingly affirms how we can connect to other cultures, as well as to our own, through food.","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939886072039,"sku":"9780593202708","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_f8abea80-692d-4c9a-9f9d-2445864406ba.jpg?v=1775140626","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/tomatoes-for-neela","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}