La Lonchería, a lively sit-down restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn, is a site for community gatherings and connections with Mexico. The owners, Oscar Leon Bernal and Chef Danny Mena, are Mexican natives who strive to bring their country’s contemporary cuisine to the table and change the narrative of Mexican food as unhealthy, greasy dishes loaded withContinue reading “La Lonchería: Highlighting Nutritious Foods in Contemporary Mexican Cuisine“
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Que Chevere: Innovative Seasonal Veggie Adaptations to Puerto Rican Cuisine
Que Chevere brings the Lower East Side community together to enjoy classic Puerto Rican cuisine. The owner, Mike Petrovitch, opened the restaurant back in 2018 as a homage to his Puerto Rican Heritage and to bring Autism Awareness to his community to honor his son and grandson. As a true Latin American Restaurant in Action,Continue reading “Que Chevere: Innovative Seasonal Veggie Adaptations to Puerto Rican Cuisine“
Eat Fit: Healthy Latin Dishes in the Spotlight
As we mentioned in our previous blog post, Eat Fit collaborates with restaurants across the state of Louisiana. The Hispanic population in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes is small but growing rapidly. Between 2000 and 2020, the Hispanic population grew from 4% to 9% of the total metro New Orleans population (The Data Center,Continue reading “Eat Fit: Healthy Latin Dishes in the Spotlight”
Innovative Collaborations with New Orleans Restaurants: Eat Fit NOLA
The move to our new home, New Orleans (NOLA), brings opportunities for new collaborations. We found an organization whose work with local restaurants aligns with ours: Eat Fit. Eat Fit is a program designed to encourage chefs to offer menu items that promote good health. The Eat Fit menu seal helps customers identify foods thatContinue reading “Innovative Collaborations with New Orleans Restaurants: Eat Fit NOLA”
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