Leroy Alvarado, Executive Chef and co-owner of La Vita Bella, has a warmth and courtesy that may be due to the fact that each day he’s engaged in something he really enjoys: running a restaurant kitchen.
It was my own extended family who was responsible for my first taste of Marco’s Hot Dogs & Tacos. It’s fitting that family introduced us to Marco’s because, for Marco's chef Arturo Silva, their family is at the core of…
What makes a savory pie different from what you’d find on the freezer shelf of your local grocery store? A career change, time spent gaining a culinary degree from the French Culinary Institute with beloved chef Jacques Pepin, and an…
This past month was the one year anniversary of Piripi, a downtown Erie restaurant that in just under a year, and during a pandemic, has become a staple of the community. Lunch and a cocktail with Piripi’s Chef Hugo Meyer…