Oscar Inciarte never meant to sell arepas. He attended Zulia University in his hometown of Maracaibo to become an agronomic engineer but moonlighted as a cook to help cover living expenses and sold ...

From the streets of Caracas to trendy eateries in New York, Paris and Tokyo, the arepa, a humble cornmeal flatbread, is riding a wave of Venezuelan emigration and feeding a craving for exotic and ...

For Irena Stein, an arepa represents much more than just a meal. The crispy corn patty is a symbol of her Venezuelan heritage, a staple of her restaurant career and a means of bringing people together ...

When David Gomez left his home in Venezuela for college, he packed an electric arepa maker to ensure he would eat well while studying at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Arepas, a beloved, ...

If you’ve developed a love affair with arepas, the deliciously versatile Venezuelan corn flatbreads – which are now available at restaurants including Anytime Arepa at Zócalo Food Park, Arepanita’s ...