black beans

17 Mar 2011

Cubana Social: Fancy Place for Your Lack of Cash

My deepest apologies to potatoes, but I think I’ve fallen in love with another fry. Sweet potato fries never charmed me, but yucca fries are quite possibly the greatest (savory) fried food I’ve ever eaten. Specifically, the yucca fries with tomatillo sauce from Cubana Social. The fries speak for themselves,

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
22 Nov 2010

The Bodega Goes Gourmet: How to Make the Most of Deli Food

When I first moved to New York, I remember walking to the nearest deli in search of butter or anything resembling butter that I could find on my block.  Hidden behind crumbling Dominican wedding cakes and varieties of beef jerky I hadn’t even heard of ( a rare thing indeed),

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0