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The Melting Pot

March 24th, 2016  |  Published in slider

Mexican bakery owner finds strength in mother-daughter tradition

Owner Ignacia Hernandez pauses baking to take a phone order. Each day, she stocks the display case at Sweet Life Pastry with a fresh batch of conchas, traditional Mexican sweat bread. Photo: Sanaz Rizlenjani.

Owner Ignacia Hernandez pauses baking to take a phone order. Each day, she stocks the display case at Sweet Life Pastry with a fresh batch of conchas, traditional Mexican sweat bread. Photo: Sanaz Rizlenjani.

Little, happy Cambodia

Bolnarin San stands in her grocery store. Photo: Xinyu Jing.

Bolnarin San stands in her grocery store. Photo: Xinyu Jing.

Fusion: Mexican and Taiwanese street food, drinks and art

Ken Ho and Marisa Cadenas at Lucky Luna. Photo: Gema Flores.

Ken Ho and Marisa Cadenas at Lucky Luna. Photo: Gema Flores.

Lifelong restauranteurs open Italian café with hints of Latin flavor

Salas Flores slides an unbaked pizza into the wood-burning oven at Acri Café in the Bronx. The restaurant recently opened in November of 2015. Photo: Kailyn Lamb.

Salas Flores slides an unbaked pizza into the wood-burning oven at Acri Café in the Bronx. The restaurant recently opened in November of 2015. Photo: Kailyn Lamb.

A family-run Mexican restaurant offers refuge in the Bronx

A native of Puebla, Mexico, Susan Mata prepares food reminiscent of her native land. Photo: Ilgin Yorulmaz.

A native of Puebla, Mexico, Susan Mata prepares food reminiscent of her native land. Photo: Ilgin Yorulmaz.

Diners flock to a ‘Little Paris’ in Brooklyn

LeslieDesserts

Owner Leslie Bernat fills orders behind the dessert counter. Photo: Raquel Wildes.

A Nepalese couple, true to their culinary roots, pursues the American dream

Chef Kunchok Tsering is from Mustang in Nepal. He has been working here for five years. Photo: Roxanne Wang.

Chef Kunchok Tsering is from Mustang in Nepal. He has been working here for five years. Photo: Roxanne Wang.

Staten Island didn’t have Indian food until 1990

Taste of India II’s crown jewel -- chicken tikka masala -- sits barside at Taste of India II in Staten Island. Photo: Zara Lockshin.

Taste of India II’s crown jewel — chicken tikka masala — sits barside at Taste of India II in Staten Island. Photo: Zara Lockshin.

Injera brings authentic Ethiopian cuisine to West Village

The dining area at Injera on a Saturday night. Co-owners and married couple, Roman Keflay and Pierre Casaux, take service personally, making sure to greet and serve their customers. Photo: JoVona Taylor.

The dining area at Injera on a Saturday night. Co-owners and married couple, Roman Keflay and Pierre Casaux, take service personally, making sure to greet and serve their customers. Photo: JoVona Taylor.

A restaurant dream turned tough reality

 Jagdish Shetty and his wife, Vishala Shetty. Photo: Natasa Bansagi.

Jagdish Shetty and his wife, Vishala Shetty. Photo: Natasa Bansagi.

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