Cuisine

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    Doing business at the crossroads of culture

    Doing business at the crossroads of culture thumbnail Manuel Ruiz at Tortilleria La Roca, photo by Stella Warren

    By Stella Guy Warren

    Special to The Sopris Sun

    In elementary school, my mom and I would take weekly trips to Garcia’s Market and La Fogata, on the hunt for platanos fritos con crema  —a traditional Central American dish with fried plantains. Sweaty palmed, I would approach the counter… read more →

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    Garcia’s Market: a community anchor

    Garcia’s Market: a community anchor thumbnail Miriam prepares a hand-made pupusa, a popular food in her native El Salvador, at the Garcia’s Market restaurant in Carbondale. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    Editor’s note: By popular demand, this feature that debuted in el Sol del Valle (Sept. 9) has been translated into English for The Sopris Sun.

    One could say that Carbondale’s restaurant-store Garcia’s Market is a community anchor. Every day, they welcome customers from all throughout the Valley… read more →