El Lina: The Best Little Dominican Restaurant in Washington Heights
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) A disclaimer: the best Dominican restaurant in Washington Heights is not actually in Washington Heights…but smack dab in the center of Inwood. That said, this place is real easy to miss, located on 207th Street, right off of Nagle Avenue. Literally steps away from the elevated 1 train station and its [...]
Family Still Slings Dominican 'Chimis' in Inwood | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni | DNAinfo Reporter/Producer INWOOD — When Manuel Cruz opened his chimi, or Dominican-style hamburger, truck in 1987, he never expected to still be slinging the neighborhood favorite late into his 70s. But the 78-year-old said he has no plans to retire any time soon and has now introduced many of his relatives [...]
UPTOWN – FOODIE PARADISE
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Jeff Orlick of iwantmorefood.com and his merry band of gourmands dropped by the ‘hood recently to sample all the awesome food that this neighborhood has to offer. They began the night at one of the UC’s favorite haunts, Corcho Wine Room and from there it was onto the fritura trucks to [...]
JUNOT DIAZ WAXES POETIC ON UPTOWN DOMINICAN FOOD
While this is by no means a new article, it originally appeared on Gourmet.com in September 2007, it is a gem as Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Díaz lovingly and eloquently discusses Dominican food in our neighborhood. He hits up all the great spots and talks about his favorite dishes. This is not to be [...]
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