This form of tamale, filled with a rich meaty stew, is a comfort at Christmastime. By Christina Morales In 2015, the first year Héctor Arguinzones celebrated Christmas in the United States, he longed ...
A traditional Venezuelan Christmas plate: hallaca, roast pork and chicken salad. This story was originally published on Dec. 24, 2013. Gringos like me don’t forget their first hallaca. Mine was lying ...
When you’re in the restaurant industry, there’s an unspoken rule that you’re expected to work the holiday rush, which is why on Christmas Eve you’ll usually find Atlanta-based pastry chef Claudia ...
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If you’re looking for a dish that’s sweet, savory, rich, and piquant, look no further than the hallaca. Hallacas are the Venezuelan equivalent of tamales. A smoked banana leaf is filled with a mixture ...
Asking a Latino Charlottean about tamales during holidays in the Carolinas is like asking a neighbor about the best barbecue. Prepare for a long discussion and a passionate point of view. Tamales are ...
When Victor Aguilera came up with the idea for Arepas en Bici, the bicycle-powered arepa delivery service he started after getting laid off from his chef’s gig at the beginning of the pandemic, the ...
In 2015, the first year Héctor Arguinzones celebrated Christmas in the United States, he longed to share his mother’s hallacas with his wife, Niurka Meléndez, and their son, Samuel. Hallacas, similar ...
This is A Million Plates, the Chronicle’s regular column about immigrant food in the Bay Area, centered around the theory that there are a million different plates of food eaten every day in this ...