Tu Case en Rochester: Se dice en Puerto Rico, "Tu casa es mi casa"

"At 3 a.m., when most of us are still in bed dreaming, Manuel Maldonado is already in the kitchen making lunch. The owner of Tu Casa on St. Paul Street gets up early every day, not because he has breakfast customers to get ready for - the restaurant only serves lunch and dinner - but because he insists on making everything he serves at this Puerto Rican restaurant from scratch every day."

A las 3 am, cuando la mayoría de nosotros todavía estamos en la cama soñando, Manuel Maldonado ya está en la cocina preparando el almuerzo. El dueño de Tu Casa en la calle St. Paul se levanta temprano todos los días, no porque haya clientes desayuno para prepararse para - el único restaurante sirve el almuerzo y la cena -, sino porque él insiste en hacer todo lo que sirve en este restaurante de Puerto Rico de cero cada día.

Puerto Rican Cuisine Taste of Buffalo 7/10/2010

Papi's Restaurant , 690 Hertel Ave., 716 874-7274 and Niagara Cafe on 527 Niagara St. 716 885-2233 in the Lower West side of Buffalo. Both restaurant serve the best Puerto Rican food in town. Mention the Latin Journal Blog from the Barrio if you call for any service.

Gino's Bakery at the Italian Festival, 7/2010

Opened 30 years ago, Gino's Bakery, at 1368 Hertel Avenue in Buffalo, N.Y. makes one of the best Cannoli in the Western New York Area, great bread, and pizza. Contact them for your next office function or party.

Specialty eateries buffalo italian heritage festival

Yum! Yum! Finger licking good food. Still time to catch a bite to eat. Festival closes at 10 PM tonight. don't miss going to Pigasus.

Pigasus has been around about eight years founded exclusively at festivals where proprietors Diane & Tom operate one of the most famous eateries in Buffalo and Western New York Region and Niagara County. They roast sweet corn, sweet potatoes and baby potatoes. The sweet corn is dipped in a buttery sauce...the sweet potatoes smothered in butter sprinkled with brown sugar & cinnamon...the baby roasted potatoes topped with their specialy herbs all smothered in a mouth watering sauce. And for dessert a pink colored sugar cookie shaped like a pig snout. If you missed them at the Italian Heritage Festival catch up with them at their next festival "Smoking Eagle" in Wheatfield, N.Y. 716 754-1220.

Puerto rican monfongo my favorite!

Monfongo is my favorite Puerto Rican dish. There are restaurants in Puerto Rico that serve only Monfongo prepared in a variety of ways. I like it with lots of garlic served in a pilon. Monfongo has its origins in the African heritage of the island of Puerto Rico. Plaintains "platanos," "guineos," "yame," are of African origins, the most popular are the pasteles, preparing them still a tradition in my own family passed down to my older sister. From the finest most expensive restaurants to the humble road side cafes and kiosk Monfongo is a distinctively island dish and called the King cuisine. Who prepares the best Monfongo in town? Whether in a house or a restaurant let me know to crown the local Monfongo King and Queen of Buffalo.