Latin Caribbean
First Person
For the Love of Plantain

Pioneering Pan-Latin chef and restauranteur, Esnayder Cuartas, declares his love for this over-sized banana.

Recipes
Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog)

Think of Coquito like the Puerto Rican version of Egg Nog. It is great for Rum & Coconut Milk fans (like myself) or for those who get very queasy at the thought of raw eggs in a drink (not me I like my Pisco Sours too much.)

Recipes
Pastelón - Plantain Lasagna

Plantain Lasagne is the perfect food combo, sweet & salty and best of all low-cal compared to a typical lasagne. In this recipe, which originates in Puerto Rico, thin layers of tasty plantain replace the layers of pasta…

Reviews
100 Wardour Street

Former Floridita saves the dinner dining experience for Latin Wednesdays

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Food
Made in Brasil

Amaranta Wight revisits London’s iconic award-winning Brazilian restaurant in Camden – a much-…

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Cristiana Dell'Anna as Mother Cabrini with Giancarlo Giannini as the Pope
Film & Theatre
CABRINI (2024) directed by Mexican director Alejandro Monteverde

‘One small gesture of love can change everything’. How do you do credit to a biopic of a saint?…

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Music
HEARTSONGS

Lila Downs is back – with not one but Dos Corazones – a new song which she will be debuting live in…

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