Anthony Bourdain's Puerto Rico Spots
San Juan, San Juan
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Esquina El Watusi
Bourdain had: drinks. Drink dates: Hermes Ayala, freelance journalist for outlets including Vice and HuffPost; Laura Moscoso, journalist specializing in data visualization and multimedia.
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Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
El Rancho de Apa
Bourdain ate: Slow-roasted pork, gandinga (pig heart, liver, and kidney stew), rice. Lunch dates: Apa Ramos, ranch owner; Rosa Maria Ramos, Apa’s sister and chef; Xavier Pacheco, chef who favors long-forgotten Puerto Rican culinary traditions.
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Ciales, Ciales
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
Casa Vieja
Bourdain ate: corn fritters with ham; plantain soup; pastel al caldero (pork marinated in bitter orange, taro root, green plantain, squash, garbanzo beans); morcilla (blood sausage). Lunch date: Liza Fournier Cordova, Chicago-born Puerto Rican teacher.
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Medianía Alta, Loíza
restaurants
Posted about 5 years ago
El Trasmayo
Bourdain had: crab, coconut arepas, beer. Lunch date: Pedro Álvarez Cortez, chef and entrepreneur behind AlCor Foods, Inc., producer and supplier of artisanal sausages and other meats.
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