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Puerto Rican Style Beans

I am Puerto Rican, beans are a part of my culture and my upbringing and as a kid I used to hate them. Don’t ask me why but I just could not stand them and refused to eat them as my mother will agree to. At some point right before I became an annoying teenager:) I just started loving them. Let me tell you, myRead Now

Foodie, Local, Restaurant hopping

La Qchara | Melrose, MA

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This past Saturday after a long day of perusing Estate sales and finding some nifty things me and my friend stopped by a place that happened to be nearby the last sale we went to. On a whim found it on Yelp and boy was it absolutely amazing. Promoted as a Latin American spot, I typically have high expectations as my Puerto Rican background dictatesRead Now