Saturday, November 18, 2017<\/strong>
\n2:00 – 4:00 pm
\nCentennial Hall, Main Library<\/strong>
\n5 Washington Street, Newark<\/p>\n

Puerto Rican gastronomy is a delicious and aromatic blend of Spanish, African and Caribbean spices and ingredients. Think mofongo, alcapurrias, arroz con gandules, pasteles, tembleque, mallorcas<\/em>\u2026. Don\u2019t know what these are? Come to the Library and bring your curiosity and appetite.<\/p>\n

Chef Kenny Candelaria<\/strong>, owner of the Puerto Rican restaurant Cocina Candela in Montclair, will be demonstrating his own style of \u201ccocina criolla<\/em>\u201d featuring his signature trifongo <\/em>and a few other essential Puerto Rican dishes. Candelaria has a passion for fusing traditional ingredients with contemporary cooking techniques to create a unique gastronomic statement (and a delicious meal).<\/p>\n

Pictured: mofongo <\/em>from Cocina Candela.<\/p>\n

For more about Latino Celebration 2017<\/strong>, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Latino Celebration 2017<\/strong> programs and exhibit are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts\/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and administered by the Essex Council Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs, support from Verizon \/ NJ Shares Communications Lifeline program, and by a grant from the Friends of the HRIC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday, November 18, 2017 2:00 – 4:00 pm Centennial Hall, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Puerto Rican gastronomy is a delicious and aromatic blend of Spanish, African and Caribbean spices and ingredients. Think mofongo, alcapurrias, arroz con gandules, pasteles, tembleque, mallorcas\u2026. Don\u2019t know what these are? Come to the Library and bring your curiosity… <\/p>\n