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In 1924, Achilles Mehault “Mayo” Bessan and his eighteen-year-old bride journeyed from New Orleans to Mexico, where he ultimately transformed a dirt-floored cantina in Nuevo Laredo into a bar and restaurant renowned across the United States for its fine seafood and fancy cocktails. The Cadillac Bar built a reputation as one of the finest eateries and watering holes in the Southwest, even surviving a 1954 flood that devastated cities on both sides of the Rio Grande. Its history sprawls across more than a half-century and its food and drink drew inspiration from the culinary traditions of southern Louisiana, from pre-Prohibition New Orleans, and from the dusty border towns that straddle the Rio Grande in far South Texas.
In her introduction, author Wanda Garner Cash writes, “I grew up behind the bar: first child and first grandchild. I spoke Spanish before I spoke English and I learned my numbers counting coins at my grandfather’s desk . . . I rode Pancho Villa’s saddle on a sawhorse in the main dining room, with a toy six-shooter in my holster. I fed the monkeys and parrots my grandfather kept in the Cadillac’s parking lot.” Readers will find themselves drawn to a different, more languid time: when Laredo society matrons passed long afternoons in the bar, sipping Ramos Gin Fizzes; when fraternity miscreants slouched into the Cadillac to recover from adventures “South of the Border”; when tourists waited in long lines for 40-cent tequila sours and plates of chicken envueltos.
Step into the Cadillac Bar and take a seat. You’ll want to stay awhile.
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press (December 28, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 1623498988
ISBN-13 : 978-1623498986
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.9 x 9.4 inches
Reviewer: Alanna Wiebe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: You need this book if youâve ever been there.
Review: I was a student at The University of Texas in the mid 80âs when a fraternity brother of mine suggested a road trip. We ended up at the Cadillac. We had several of the famous gin fizzes. A great memory. This is a book is great ode to a time past for any Texan who ventured that way. Iâve given it as a gift countless times.
Reviewer: Cathy Wiles
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Brings back great memories
Review: I love this book!! I took many trips to Nuevo Laredo during my college years at Trinity University. We always parked in the Cadillac Bar parking lot so that our car would be safely guarded by the attendant there. And, used the bar as our go to place as we shopped...ate lunch there, drank lots of margaritas there and just had a wonderful time every time we went!! I was so sad to learn that it had closed down, but will always remember fondly the many times we visited. Love reading about its history as I did not know the true story about its founders!
Reviewer: Patrick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A wonderful of memories.
Review: Brings back so many memories for those of us who grew up in Laredo. Written with wit and grace, nostalgia made great. The characters are as larger than life as they remain in my mind. There are so many other characters and stories that could have been included that I hope for a sequel.
Reviewer: Janyne Olsen harrison1
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome
Review: Grew up in Laredo going to the Cadillac in Nuevo Laredo Mexico ð²ð½ I love all the memories and people and how she flooded my mind with precious memories
Reviewer: Gregory M. Jackson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent!!!
Review: Well written. Wanda brings back memories of her family, friends, celebrities,and the Cadillac Bar. Anyone who ever visited Laredo, Nuevo Laredo, or the Cadillac will relive their experiences through this wonder compilation of vignettes. My family and friends were honored to know this incredible family.Thank you Wanda!
Reviewer: Dominick D Narcisco
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Thanks for the memories
Review: Loved this book. Brought back so many memories of going âacrossâ and having fun times at The Cadillac Bar! Am sending copies to my friends.
Reviewer: james berg
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: Loved the book, I grew up going to the Cadillac Bar from the time I was Eight yrs old. Great memories
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: NEED THE COVER, CAME WITHOUT COVER
Review: NO COVER