Poetry and prose shed light on borderlands of Mexico, Texas, Puerto Rico, Cuba and more: the Hostos Review

Posted on October 13, 2022October 28, 2022 by prints4u

“[B]lind man at the border / exchanging quetzales for dollars / we could not do that math” Sheila Maldonado, “Shotgun: Road to Guatemala from Honduras,” photo essay, Hostos Review, No. 18 Editor Inmaculada Lara-Bonilla has just rolled out a new issue of Hostos Review / Revista Hortosiana! This journal features poetry and prose by eighteen Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latina/o writers in Spanish, English, and other languages. The Latin American Writers Institute (LAWI),...

Tito Murphy’s feeds Latin delights to theater crowds

Posted on October 3, 2022October 28, 2022 by prints4u

Churro french toast Benchmark client Tito Murphy’s is a Latin restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, on Restaurant Row by the Theater District. As we roll into Hispanic Heritage Month and chillier months, their heated street cafe and heated rooftop patio will keep us warm to take in the neighborhood ambience. The Hell's Kitchen neighborhood was traditionally an Irish neighborhood. The origin of the name is disputed, but in 1835 Davy Crockett reprehensibly commented about a different Irish ...

Find the deeper meaning of “tortilla” at Huertas

Posted on September 26, 2022October 28, 2022 by prints4u

Northern Spain-style restaurant Huertas has been in Manhattan's East Village since 2014. This Benchmark client specializes in pintxos ("PIN-chos"), meaning “little bites.” Their pintxos include tantalizing toothpicked morsels such as olives, egg, pickles, and chickpea churros. Servers circulate among the dining tables, and the guests point out the pintxos they want, served dim sum-style, but accompanied by Huertas’ homemade vermouth. Since it is Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s investiga...

La Flor de Izucar blooms with birria, bakery, breakfast & more

Posted on September 20, 2022October 28, 2022 by prints4u

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and Mexican Independence Day is on September 16, so let’s check out some really chido Mexican food! Alfredo Torres runs La Flor de Izucar Cafe with his sister Yasmeen and brother Javier. Established in 1990, this minority-owned business was founded by his father, Mariano Torres, after immigrating to NY from Puebla, México, with his mother, Silvia Torres. The cafe is in Sunset Park, an industrial area known most of all for its flourishing community of firs...

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