Shift in taste reflects population change
Mexican restaurants and bodegas along Mott Haven's main business street have gradually replaced Puerto Rican and Dominican venues, in keeping with the area's demographic trends.
Residents eagerly await new greenhouse
Some public housing residents in Mott Haven are hoping a new greenhouse on the grounds of their complex will help transform a part of the neighborhood from a food desert…
Tiny Melrose eatery is low on frills
At Landin Mac and Cheese at 705 Melrose Avenue between East 154th and 155th streets, customers can choose from 11 different styles of the old standard.
Farm Share offers winter produce
For the first time, the Corbin Hill Farm Share will deliver fruit and vegetables from upstate New York farms to Mott Haven and Melrose in winter. From December through April,…
South Bronx Food Co-op closes its doors
While the South Bronx Food Co-Op's store on Third Avenue is closing, some current members are still trying to bring fresh food to the South Bronx.
Melrose eatery is more than a restaurant
A popular lunch spot, Coqui Mexicana is a library, community center, too A Puerto Rican man in his 60s stormed into Coqui Mexicano, the restaurant on Brook and Third Avenues…
A taste of a Mexican city on a Mott Haven street
Only one place serves Puebla’s special sandwich Whenever Sabino Sanchez feels homesick, instead of boarding a plane to Puebla, Mexico, he goes to La Fiesta Mexicana in Mott Haven and…
In Melrose, class learns healthy eating one recipe at a time
The South Bronx Food Cooperative hosts the cooking class across the street from its store. Everyone from the mainly low-income community is welcome at the classes to learn how to…