“We were just helping a friend,” explains Mercedes Robles. She is telling a tale filled with love large enough for a whale – it also happens to be true. Robles and her significant other, George Robles, co-manage...
Tag Archives: Dining
Within the bounty, brews and burgers Casi ocultas, cervezas y hamburguesas
Apaga tu sed con más que limoncillo. Aun puede pasear a través de los pasillos de barriles rellenos de aceitunas grandes, brillantes latas de aceite y dorados aros de queso en el legendario Mercado al Detal en la Avenida Arthur...
Cheers to the Cup
Although soccer normally takes a backseat to other sports in the U.S., World Cup fever has hit hard this summer. As reported by ESPN and Univision, the World Cup match between the U.S. and Ghana on Mon., Jun. 16th, for example, drew 15.9 million viewers total between the...
Read More »Sold on the sip, taken with the tannins
Vendido en sorbos
En el 2010, cuando Benlly Polanco decidió abrir ‘Corcho Wine Room’ en la franja de Dyckman, no estaba seguro de lo que vendría de ello.
Afire on the water
Encendido en el agua
Some dishes are enlivened by a fresh garnish, the flavor intensified by the texture or scent of a bit of this or a touch of that. How would ...
Mixing it up at Indian Road Cafe En la mezcla
Locals yearning to channel their inner bartender will soon get the opportunity, as Indian Road Cafe (IRC) in Inwood is about to...
Marcha goes Michelin Marcha recibe un Michelin
Move to La Marcha. A Michelin recommendation is coveted by many restaurants, but bequeathed to a select few. But this past month, local eatery Marcha Cocina Bar, owned by four-man team Virgilio and Fredy de la Cruz, Marcelo Crespo and Jairo de la Paz, earned a nod from Michelin...
Going for the Gefilte Vamos por el gefilte
Cuando Jeffrey Yoskowitz decidió producir y vender pescado Gefilte fresco, un aperitivo tradicional para judios Ashkanazi, él...
Pitching in at Piatto Manos a la obra en Piatto
Manos a la obra - y a los platos. Esa fue la convocatoria, el pasado lunes, 31 de marzo, como miembros del Consejo de...
Dollars for beans Dólares por habichuelas
Got a dollar? Then step right up, as just 4 quarters or a single dollar bill will buy you some of the sweetest delight you’re...
Dollars for beans
Got a dollar? Then step right up, as just 4 quarters or a single dollar bill will buy you some of the sweetest delight you’re ever to find in a steaming Styrofoam cup. Known as “habichuelas con dulce,” or, literally, “sweet beans,” the portable liquid delicacy is precisely...
Read More »No scalpels, just smiles Sin bisturís, sólo sonrisas
¿Buscando una cirugía estética del abdomen? Omita la operación y evite ese hospital más cercano a Gun Hill Road. Mejor, vaya...