Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's as Chicago as deep dish pizza. The Jibarito is a sandwich said to born in the kitchen of the Puerto Rican restaurant in the Windy City. Borinquen, 3811 N Western Ave, has been in ...

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Puerto Rican food is coming back to Lincoln Park, as the owner of Jibaritos y Más plans to open a fourth location, just two doors down from the infamous Wiener’s Circle. Owner Jesus Arrieta told Eater ...

Description: For years, Maria Melendez has wanted to bring the food and culture of Puerto Rico to the Bluegrass State. And after 12 years in Kentucky, her dream is set to become a reality this weekend ...

A few months ago, El Jibarito Food Truck made a splash in St. Paul with a Puerto Rican street food menu. We chat with Frances Colon, 44, who started the food truck ...

It’s not often I give great thanks to corporate America or the Chicago bureaucracy. But on this occasion—with a stomach full of the best Puerto Rican food I’ve had in Chicago in a while—a salute is in ...

Craving a taste of Puerto Rico? You’re in luck. Just look for the new, bright yellow El Jibarito food truck that recently rolled into St. Paul. Most days the truck can be found in the downtown St.

Chicago can claim a number of originals when it comes to culinary fare. When it comes to sandwiches, Italian Beef initially comes to mind, but the mighty Jibarito is also believed to have originated ...

The tripleta at Q’s Coffee House is made on bread from Baker Boys in Tacoma. Sue Kidd [email protected] Cuba might have the Cubano, but Puerto Rico has the tripleta and jibarito. In fact, think ...

Long before Colonel Sanders replaced bread with fried chicken, a man who had no bread but a whole lot of bad judgment did the same thing with deep-fried plantains. He sandwiched them around steak, ...