I often forget about sherry but I do like it, especially the intensely sweet ones. We started at the bar, where I had a white sangria, and also had a sip of sherry. I attended a media tasting with two of my blogger friends, Rachel from Fork It Over, Boston and Richard from The Passionate Foodie. The Brookline outpost is part of an award-winning Spanish tapas restaurant group (other locations are in Atlanta and throughout Connecticut). Last month, I had the pleasure of dining at Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant. Every bite was delicious and we got drunk on the Spanish way of life, so leisurely and passionate at the same time, and so closely tied to our own heritage of being Filipino. We feasted on jamon iberico and churros, tapas and pintxos, paella, sangria, and more churros. We had a blast, enjoying the nightlife, seeing all the sights, marveling at the architecture, basking in the culture, and eating all the food.Īnd I really mean eating ALL THE FOOD, because it was a gastronomic excursion along different cities. But I was transported back to the place of my favorite vacation when I had dinner at Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar in Brookline, Mass.Īs some of you guys may remember, last summer I went to Spain with my good friend Fe. She is the author of The Other Barack, a biography of Barack Obama’s father.Not physically. ![]() Jacobs is a former reporter for the Boston Globe, a winner of the coveted George Polk Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer, a champion, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century. In Althea, prize-winning former Boston Globe reporter Sally H. Seven years later she broke the color barrier again where she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). ![]() One ranked female tennis player in the world for both 19. In a crowning achievement, Althea Gibson became the No. The young woman underestimated by so many wound up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II, being driven up Broadway in a snowstorm of ticker tape, and ultimately became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the second to appear on the cover of Time. Raised in New York and trained by a pair of tennis-playing doctors in the South, Gibson’s immense talent on the court opened the door for her to compete around the world. She won top prizes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills time and time again. Her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair drew stares from everyone who watched her play, but her astonishing performance on the court soon eclipsed the negative feelings being cast her way as she eventually became one of the greatest American tennis champions. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds – on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many.” - Billie Jean King In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate "the game of royalty." The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be. ![]() About the Book: “A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. The Thoroughbred Club is an intimate venue and space is limited so get your tickets now! Drinks will be available à la carte at the event. Sally will be talking to us about the writing and researching of her book and, of course, about Althea herself - her riveting personal life, her tumultous journey to become a tennis champion, and her lasting impact as one of the lesser known, but most remarkable figures in American sports history. ![]() As part of The Charleston Place and Buxton Books Literary Series, Sally will be at The Thoroughbred Club at The Charleston Place to celebrate the release of her book, Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson, which comes out just two days earlier on August 15. Join The Charleston Place and Buxton Books for a conversation on legendary tennis player Althea Gibson and her often overlooked role in the history of the tennis, and American sports at large, with award-winning journalist Sally H.
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