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Melrose eatery is more than a restaurant

Melrose eatery is more than a restaurant

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Carla Candia.

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A Puerto Rican man in his 60s stormed into Coqui Mexicano, the restaurant on Brook and Third Avenues recently. He was offended by eatery’s name. “That is wrong,” he said. “The Coqui is not from Mexico; it is from Puerto Rico.” Indeed, the coqui is a little frog commonly found in Puerto Rico, and the [...]

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A taste of a Mexican city on a Mott Haven street

A taste of a Mexican city on a Mott Haven street

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Carla Candia.

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Whenever Sabino Sanchez feels homesick, instead of boarding a plane to Puebla, Mexico, he goes to La Fiesta Mexicana in Mott Haven and has a Cemita. The Cemita, a sandwich filled with avocado, chipotle chili, an herb called Papalo, Oaxaca cheese and chicken or meat, is one of the Mexican city’s typical treats.

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In Melrose, class learns healthy eating one recipe at a time

In Melrose, class learns healthy eating one recipe at a time

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Vishal Persaud.

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The South Bronx Food Cooperative hosts the cooking class across the street from its store. Everyone from the mainly low-income community is welcome at the classes to learn how to prepare vegetables available at the co-op using easy, yet creative recipes.

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Mott Haven’s pioneer of gentrification makes no apologies

Mott Haven’s pioneer of gentrification makes no apologies

Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com When people compare Mott Haven to Williamsburg or call it “SoBro” or otherwise tab it as the next up-and coming-place to live, they almost always follow by mentioning the bars where artist and yuppies congregate. There is G-Bar on the Concourse, Alexander’s Café south of the Major Deegan Expressway, and tucked [...]

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South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices

South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices

Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Sarah Grieb sarah.e.grieb@gmail.com It’s Tia Singleton’s first day at the South Bronx Food Cooperative and she’s been breaking down boxes and learning how to use the cash register. Singleton will spend three hours working at the co-op’s recently-opened store on Third Avenue. Then she’ll become a shopper, filling her grocery basket with meat, produce [...]

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