$10 Deal: South American dishes to share at El Sabor Latino
On El Sabor Latino’s “antojos” menu — translated as cravings or snacks — choose from cheesy delights like the aborrajado ($4.50), a fried mash of sweet plantains (plátanos maduros) encasing a hunk of melty, fresh mozzarella. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.
There’s no better place to showcase some of the best local eats Colombia has to offer than El Sabor Latino on Avon Road.
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