These thick corn cakes can be stuffed with cheese, eggs, or meats, and they're a breeze to make at home. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...

I was lucky enough to have been born in Colombia, so my mornings have always started with a hot, comforting arepa. These round corn or flour "patties" are a staple food of both Colombia and Venezuela, ...

The pandemic provided food and beverage industry veteran Ana Alexandra the time to start a concept churning out arepas, a traditional Colombian treat rarely found in the Lowcountry. These Colombian ...

I relished eating a Colombian arepa for the first time ever at Latino Bar & Grill in Green. The South American arepa, handmade at the restaurant with cornmeal, is considerably thicker than the usual ...

“You just healed my hand with an arepa con queso,” Mirabel Madrigal tells her mother, Julieta, in the movie “Encanto,” while holding a cheesy arepa – a round corn cake. “I healed your hand with love,” ...

Quintessentially Colombian, the arepa is a corn pancake that’s griddled or fried to perfection. How you enjoy them — stuffed with meat or green chickpeas — depends on your region or favorite Bogota ...

If you're interested in acquiring a fuller appreciation for South American cuisine, you could do worse than ordering a bowl of potato soup at Maïs Arepas. Called ajiaco, the dish testifies to the ...

Aqui Es Santa Fe in Port Chester has been hiding in plain sight for 7 years on a side street across from the Metro-North station, but it’s in plainer sight now that The Capitol Theatre is in new glory ...

A few restaurants-in-the-works projects are generating buzz and lots of interested peeking behind the paper in the windows. A new Colombian café in Central City, a second location for a favorite ...

It was the beginning of 2013. I had an 8-month-old baby when I received the news: I had been laid off from my job as a reporter in Salt Lake City. For almost three years, I worked with a professional ...