Pittsfield's new restaurant and market Placita Latina preps to offer classic Salvadoran dishes and a bilingual staffPITTSFIELD — Vladimir Cruz Romero struggled to find quick lunch options while working at the now-closed El Gallo Más Gallo (The Bravest Rooster) at 90 North St. In his home country of El Salvador, he was used to the availability of already-cooked… Dec 07 22December 07, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
El nuevo restaurante y mercado de Pittsfield Placita Latina se prepara para ofrecer platos tradicionales salvadoreños y un personal bilingüePITTSFIELD — Vladimir Cruz Romero tuvo dificultades para encontrar opciones de comida rápida mientras trabajaba en el ahora cerrado El Gallo Más Gallo en el 90 de North St en Pittsfield. En su país natal, El Salvador, estaba acostumbrado a disfrutar… Dec 07 22December 07, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
Liliana Ortiz-Bermudez, the founder of the Festival Latino of the Berkshires, wants to open a Latin American center for the artsLEE — Liliana Ortiz-Bermudez remembers the first community event held for the Berkshire Latino community. It was on Dec. 3, 1991, when the first mass in Spanish was held in Saint Mary’s in Lee. Despite the freezing weather, Latinos from Williamstown,… Nov 19 22November 19, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
This is how Mondays in Lanesborough became 'salad day' for some lucky seniorsThe ambulance quietly pulls in as Harrington waves and smiles. Today it’s Jen Weber, Lanesborough's EMS director, and Kristen Tool, a local farmer, who hand Harrington a satchel with about six pounds of produce. "What is in the bag?" asks Harrington.… Nov 01 22November 01, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
Nayana LaFond considers her paintings of missing and murdered Indigenous people as 'sacred work' to help heal her communityPITTSFIELD — Making money from her community’s misery is something Nayana LaFond avoids at all costs. LaFond, an artist of Anishinaabe, Abenaki and Mi’kmaq descent who lives in central Massachusetts, started to paint portraits of missing and murdered… Sep 07 22September 07, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
A free summer meals program ballooned in the Berkshires during the pandemic. This year's been rockyPITTSFIELD — Despite Congressional action that preserved an expanded summer meals programs for children, the rollout has been hampered in the Berkshires. In June, lawmakers extended access to meals that were made more widely available during the… Jul 15 22July 15, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
Beat it or eat it? What should be done about the hardy kiwi?PITTSFIELD — In Burbank Park, long, woody vines climb the trees to the forest canopy. Once there, they spread their leaves over the branches holding them up, stealing sunshine from their hosts. Over time, nothing is left but dead trees supporting an… Jun 28 22June 28, 2022Article at berkshireeagle.com
Feasting on New York City’s GreeneryNew Yorkers rediscover nature around them amid rising concerns of food security, sustainability If you can’t beat ’em eat ’em. Faced with invasive plant species, some New Yorkers have decided to make them lunch. Renowned forager Marie Viljoen teaches… Apr 28 22April 28, 2022Article at nycitylens.com
USDA’s Halt of Imports of Mexican Avocados Doesn’t Worry NYC Restaurants Just YetEighty percent of avocados in the US come from Mexico, prices are expected to rise. José Brenes’ produce delivery routine on Feb. 16 was much like any other day. He would drive as he usually did, to AAA Avocado, a wholesale shop in Chinatown. But on… Feb 17 22February 17, 2022Article at nycitylens.com
Restaurant Resiliency Program’s Rocky Start Tests East Harlem RestaurantsThe $11m allocated to New York City eateries abruptly ran out. But Gov. Hochul’s budget offers hope for new funds After nearly two years, Covid-19 has worsened food insecurity and made it difficult for restaurants to survive. To meet this demand and… Feb 10 22February 10, 2022Article at nycitylens.com
2000 Years of Imperial Marketing: How Italy Came to Rely on Spain’s OlivesThrough the entrepreneurial spirit of Italian migrants, pizza and pasta have spread across the globe as tasty and easy to imitate. Yet, the foundation for much of Italy’s food culture lies in Spain, where the Roman emperors encouraged the growth of a… Oct 05 21October 05, 2021Article at sfa69966607a14acabcdc90188c628d85
