Book Review: The Brothers and Sisters Eatery
Two men, Samson Sanders and Massimo Messina, are looking for a better life for themselves and their families. Although they come from wildly different parts of the world, Sanders from Sugarland, Texas and Massimo from Palermo, Sicily, they have one thing in common: a love of food. Sanders leaves racist Texas with his loving wife, Sarah, and son Emanuel. Massimo, with help from his brother-in-law, leaves Italy with his wife, Doro, and daughter, Angelina. Both families end up in Chicago. The men meet after a lunch pail mix-up at the meatpacking company where they are employed. Each loves the food the other brought. As they work together, they decide to combine talents and fulfill their dream of opening a restaurant. Of course, in 1920s Chicago, nothing is easy. Racism, while maybe not as overt, is not absent and the Italian mob makes life difficult for those just trying to make a living. Their dream of their own eatery will not come easily. It is clear that the aut...
