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Uptown Video: In Search of NYC’s Best Mangú

If you are on a quest for NYC’s best Mangú, then Washington Heights is your logical destination. Pero Like’s Gadiel Del Orbe came to the hood to try the best and the worst mangú based on yelp reviews. Related:…

The Elixir Recipes: Mangu 2.0

BY Eileen Z. Fuentes (@EileenZFuentes) If you’re Dominican, you definitely know what mangu is. For those who are not, it can be compared to it’s American counterpart, mashed potatoes. Just like mashed potatoes are very common in American homes, mangu is…

DR Travelogue: The Magnificent Mangu

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) MANGU! The very word makes me and countless other Quisqueyanos salivate. For those that don’t know, mangu is the Dominican breakfast par excellence. Mangu is basically boiled, mashed green plantains with olive oil and a…

I Love Platanos: An Ode to Platanos

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This is a poem I conceived while I was at a resort in the Dominican Republic feverishly fiending for some Dominican food. It is only so much “international food” one can eat, especially when you…

STROKOS – THE OLD SCHOOL DELI REMIXED

BY Sara Martinez 1121 St Nicholas Ave Manhattan, NY 10032 (212) 927-1171 Working in Washington Heights would, at first glance, seem like a food haven. You think: “Man, I’m gonna eat all the rice and beans in the world!…