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Thank you so much @FooBooz at PhillyMag.com for the mention! Honored to be apart of this list along with 17 other amazing Philly restaurants.

“After operating as a truck throughout the city, Rebecca Baez and Omar Martínez finally opened up a brick-and-mortar in Fishtown in the spring of 2022. Now this family-owned spot is serving up tortas and tacos within a stone’s throw of the neighborhood’s main strip, which is reason enough to support them. But their Mexican food is also fresh and flavorful, especially the vegan tinga tacos and the tacos de suadero. 413 East Girard Avenue.“

Read the whole article by MADDY SWEITZER-LAMMÉ and HANNAH ALBERTINE HERE!

The One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 selection, My Broken Language–Quiara Alegría Hudes’ memoir of coming of age in 1980s and 90s Philadelphia–is a testament to the power of story-keeping and building a community archive of Philly’s Latinx voices.

Join us for a special evening co-curated with the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF) that includes the screening of their 2022 LOLA Award Nominees — Los Shorts highlighting experiences of African Descent (afrodescendientes) and/or the Afro Latino Diaspora.

Guests will also enjoy a happy hour and delicious light fare curated by GUSTO.

PHLAFF’s mission is to nurture emerging and established Latine/x/a/o creatives and filmmakers by celebrating the richness and diversity of our cultures and experiences, while fostering cross-cultural understanding and dialogue.

For more information on the film selections: 2022 LOLA Award Nominees — Los Shorts

The event will take place in the Skyline Room on the 4th floor of the Parkway Central Library. Masks are strongly encouraged.

–One Book, One Philadelphia

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La Chingonita opens a permanent location in Fishtown

A couple of months ago, we got word that the team behind La Chingonita food truck was working on a brick-and-mortar in Fishtown. Well the time has finally come: Owners Rebecca Baez and Omar Martinez took to Instagram last week to announce that they’ve opened their space at 413 East Girard Street (formerly Sketch Burger). Tuesday is the grand opening. They’ve got tacos, tacos and more tacos on the board, elote (the perfect summer food), quesadillas and burritos — a simple, tight menu that made the truck so popular. Here’s hoping it works for the home base, too.

-Jason Sheehan / Philly Mag

https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2022/05/03/two-new-mexican-restaurants/