I wish Klingborg had been as adroit at animating the personalities of female characters, rather than falling back on stock descriptions of stunning beauty or seductive powers. Shady Palms is one of those small towns where everyone truly does seem to know one another. If only the restaurant didn’t attract the attention of a noxious food critic who happens to be Lila’s ex. And who happens to keel over, dead, into a bowl of ginataang bilo-bilo. When Lila bakes her signature ube crinkle cookies, made with purple yams, we are in for a delectable treat.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2021 09:00 UTC