Chicken salad isn't something I think of as a crave-worthy food, but that's probably because I haven't eaten the Venezuelan version often enough. Aside from beef, cheese, and chicken-filled arepas, Cafe 81 in the East Village serves a reina...
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Three areperas all sit within a few blocks of each other in Williamsburg. But who does the South American corncake pocket best? A battle between
Caracas, Arepa Arepa, and Shachi's.
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I had not heard of or read about El Cocatero. Even googling it shed virtually no light on the restaurant. But Serious Eater Michele Humes shamed me into paying a visit there for the crispy green plaintain sandwich, patacones maracuchos, and goat. Even better, it was a mere ten minutes from Serious Eats World HQ.
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When I told the waiter that my friend and I were going to share a bunch of arepas—Venezuelan sandwich-like cornmeal patties stuffed with meats, cheese, and more—he looked at us like we were crazy. "Uh, how many do you...
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Photograph from harrisj on Flickr After watching the women from the Caracas Arepa Bar beat Bobby Flay on Throwdown, I knew I had to go downtown to the East Village and try the winning De Pabellón arepa. Arepas are...
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