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Stephanie Canizales, Karla Vasquez, & Yesika Salgado On Being Salvadoran in L.A.

Stephanie Canizales, Karla Vasquez, & Yesika Salgado On Being Salvadoran in L.A.

Offering an alternative perspective on Latinx Los Angeles, Central American women authors Dr. Stephanie L. Canizales, Karla T. Vasquez, and Yesika Salgado discuss how their identities have shaped their work.

Rebel Kitchens: ILÉ by Chef Tolu ‘Eros’ Erogbogbo

Rebel Kitchens: ILÉ by Chef Tolu ‘Eros’ Erogbogbo

Doña Tenchita hosts a thriving Mexican restaurant in her own backyard, serving traditional Oaxacan food Los Angeles. From her painstakingly and lovingly crafted Mole Negro to her savory breakfast higaditos, Doña Tenchita welcomes you into her mid-city home with rich, unique and earthy indigenous flavors.

Rebel Kitchens: Comedor Tenchita by Doña Tenchita

Rebel Kitchens: Comedor Tenchita by Doña Tenchita

Doña Tenchita hosts a thriving Mexican restaurant in her own backyard, serving traditional Oaxacan food Los Angeles. From her painstakingly and lovingly crafted Mole Negro to her savory breakfast higaditos, Doña Tenchita welcomes you into her mid-city home with rich, unique and earthy indigenous flavors.

Rebel Kitchens: Evil Cooks

Rebel Kitchens: Evil Cooks

Alex García and Elvia Huerta infuse their pop-up, Evil Cooks, with a dash of witchcraft and a heavy dose of attitude. This traveling culinary experience merges the grit of street taquero culture with the raw energy of metal and punk music. Whether at home or Smorgasburg LA, they conjure up tentacled tacos al pastor, monstrous burritos, and wickedly delicious tortas.

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Dalla Lola: The Modern Trattoria

Fourth-generation chef, Matilde Pettini, proves that tradition and innovation can go hand in hand, even in Tuscany.

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Barbados’ Bold Quest To Claim the “Birthplace of Rum”

From its sinister beginnings, Barbados’ rum is steeped in a rich and complicated legacy that today’s local rum producers are on a mission to reclaim.

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Okra’s Journey To and Through the American South

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At Sohui Kim’s Restaurants, Korean Food Is American as Apple Pie

Sohui Kim is at the forefront of technique- and flavor-driven Brooklyn cuisine with her three restaurants, where she serves Korean-inflected American food derived from her family memories and ancestral traditions.

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Artisanal Rum Distilleries Make Room for Themselves in Puerto Rico

Local Puerto Rican producers like San Juan Artisan Distilleries are innovating to find a niche in an industry dominated by rum giants that have been in business for decades.

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The Empire of Palm Oil and the Making and Unmaking of Racial Capitalism

A critical reading of palm oil reveals the structural cruelties of our world—and how we might make a new world in its place.

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