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Bren Herrera

Flanboyant Eats with Bren: Why Pop Culture is Hooked on Paletas

By Bren Herrera | 06/08/2010 - 08:00 | 4 Comments

I recently found a "What's In" insert in an American fashion magazine where the paleta was lauded as the new Mexican gourmet fruit bar to indulge in this summer. Hardly gourmet, let me put you on to something if you don't already know: This is old news to us Latinas, especially if you grew up in a traditional Latin home! (How many of you had...

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Flanboyant Eats with Bren: Why you should get to know Sofrito

By Bren Herrera | 05/11/2010 - 08:00 | 14 Comments

If you don’t walk away from this food column learning anything, please take in all the wonderful things about sofrito! It’ll end every argument you may have regarding the basic flavoring methods for Latin cuisine!

Growing up, there...

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Dolores dice...Arroz con Pizza

By Dolores | 05/10/2010 - 16:17 | 0 Comments

Dear Dolores:

I’m a Puerto Rican dating a non-Latino. Things are going pretty well, except at the dinner table. He only eats pizza, chicken or pasta. When he comes to family dinners he looks at the food in disgust and hardly touches the pernil and arroz con gandules. It makes me feel bad because my family’s always asking me why he...

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Flanboyant Eats with Bren: Cinco de Mayo Recipes and the Truth about Nachos

By Bren Herrera | 05/05/2010 - 16:17 | 4 Comments

Today is a good day to celebrate Mexicans and their contributions to this country! With all that’s going on in Arizona (against all Latinos) Cinco de Mayo couldn’t have come at a better time.

To that end, let’s talk about some of Mexico’s beloved indigenous foods...

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"Flanboyant Eats" with Bren Herrera

By Elayne Fluker | 05/04/2010 - 16:30 | 6 Comments

Buzzed about chef Bren Herrera grew up in a very Latin home—speaking mostly Spanish with her family. Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in the suburbs of DC, Bren realized at an early age she wanted to entertain people and that she had a love and a natural talent for cooking. She started mirroring her mother in the kitchen when she was only 8, and her first...

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Table Talk: Bistro Ole

By Verky Arcos | 04/28/2010 - 08:00 | 0 Comments

Bistro Ole

230 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 897-0048

One of my besties, Denise Ramirez, was premiering in an independent movie, Icegrill, USA, in Central Jersey. Although it was quite a distance from NYC, we had to support our girl, so a few friends and I...

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Table Talk: Parada 22

By Verky Arcos | 04/16/2010 - 08:00 | 1 Comment

Parada 22

1805 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-750-1111

I just got word that Parada 22, a Latin eatery serving authentic Puerto Rican fare in San Fran, will soon open its doors!  This restaurant is brought to us by Alex Jackson (chef of Weird Fish and The Corner) and fellow Puerto Rican Philipe Belber (owner of Cha Cha Cha...

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Table Talk: STK

By Verky Arcos | 04/09/2010 - 08:00 | 0 Comments

STK Miami

Gansevoort South Beach Hotel
2377 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-604-6988

We all know The Gansevoort is one of the hottest spots in South Beach, so of course the STK restaurant in the hotel is the place to see and be seen. The moment you walk through the doors you'll...

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