Although 5.5 million people in the United States count Puerto Rico as their ancestral home, the island's cuisine is rarely seen in cookbooks or on food television. Food columnist Illyanna Maisonet ...
While visiting Puerto Rico recently to immerse myself in the 144 year history of the island’s oldest rum producer, Ron del Barrilito, I couldn’t help but take notice of several prominent aspects of ...
Yari Ortiz was living in Puerto Rico but wanted to make the move to the United States. One of her best friends had moved to Colorado and suggested that she should do the same. “And I did, not even ...
NEW BEDFORD — When Geleiza Machuca was pregnant, she and her husband had to travel to Providence to fulfill her Puerto Rican and Dominican appetite. Overtime, the hassle of traveling led Machuca to ...
Puerto Rico is staking its place in the global culinary world with the launch of the Puerto Rico Wine & Food Festival. Running from April 3 to 6, 2025, this event will be hosted at San Juan's La ...
Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Since the age of 13, Iris ...
Born and raised in Connecticut, Adrian Ayala moved to Colorado three years ago for a job in the steel industry – but now he’s the owner of Mama’s Empanadas, a food truck that hit the Denver streets ...
PORTAGE — Brothers John and Matthew Pomales wanted to bring a little of their heritage, in the form of food, to the Region by recently opening Da Portable Rican here in the Portage Mall. Whether it's ...
The Caribbean island’s cuisine combines African, Indigenous and Spanish influences to create dishes of distinction. Puerto Rico imports 85% of its food — an issue that became even more apparent after ...