After My Brother's Death, Making Guisados of Our Grief

After My Brother's Death, Making Guisados of Our Grief

My brother David’s son, Justin, was planning a casual wedding reception with charcuterie and pizza. David and I joked about how shocking this would be to our mom and aunts, who were accustomed to traditional sit-down banquets. I had wondered how David would react, too: he was a meat-and-potatoes—or since he preferred Mexican to American food, plato fuerte—kind of guy. But when Justin and his fiancée Kassy hosted a tasting dinner last June, David…