HEMPSTEAD, New York (WABC) -- When Hector Henriquez pictured the "American Dream," he always imagined he would be living it out on a baseball field, pitching for one of the Major League teams. In the ...

A Dominican restaurant from Scranton is expanding to Wilkes-Barre and will open up as a combined business at the Curry Donuts location on Public Square. The restaurant, Curry Donuts by Wanda’s Mofongo ...

Mofongo isn't new to Greater Cincinnati. In 2020, Miami native Guillermo Vidal and Arnaldo Vazquez, who grew up in Puerto Rico, opened MashRoots in College Hill, giving customers a Chipotle-like ...

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – At El Mofongo restaurant in Hempstead, chef Hector Henriquez takes pride in the namesake dish. A Latin staple with African roots, mofongo combines fried mashed ...

Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love Foobooz. Sign up now for our twice weekly newsletter. Tucked around the corner from the bright lights of another eating establishment at 5th and Thompson ...

YONKERS - Enmanuel Germosen wanted a restaurant close to home without much competition, so he picked his own neighborhood after commuting to his former business on Long Island. Germosen, 30, and his ...

Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish, with Angolan roots. And, as Irma says, like any true Dominican, she can never get enough plantains, plus she loves shrimp. According to Irma, this dish represents her ...

Midtown’s a bit of a dud dining destination, so the arrival of a new spot is always cause for celebration. And given the lack of Dominican food in the ‘hood, it’s particularly exciting that Mangú ...

Whether it’s green plantain with sausage and cheese, pork belly or shrimp, try mofongo, the house specialty at the newly opened El Mofongo Dominican restaurant in Hempstead. With roots in Africa, the ...

There was a time in metro Phoenix when the traditional cuisine of the Dominican Republic felt impossibly distant. Garlicky mofongo, or a big Sunday morning bowl of sancocho, the country’s traditional ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2024 and has been updated. New Jersey’s exceedingly diverse food scene would not be complete without the flavor and flair of Dominican cuisine.

Growing up in Westbury, Jonathan Romero ate very well. His mother, Lissette, and grand- mother, Hilda, cooked up a daily spread of Dominican dishes such as empanadas, pollo guisado (braised chicken) ...