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Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Bergen County Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Bergen County Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire
Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Bergen County Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire A Bergen County Latin restaurant is getting ready to reopen more than a year after an electrical fire devastated the kitchen. Mi Flor Latin Cafe in Westwood has been closed since the fire in October 2022. The eatery announced it would be reopening on Friday, Nov. 17. Mi Flor opened in 2021 and is run by chef Eliu Salguero, who was born and raised in Guatemala in a family of 16 children, and Dean Evans, who retired from UPS after 25 years of working in IT. "After recovering from COVID in March of 2020, and meeting up wit Eliu, I decided I need to keep busy," Evans said before opening …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
‘Financially Catastrophic:’ Veteran-Owned Hunterdon County Coffee Shop Closes After 50 Years ‘Financially Catastrophic:’ Veteran-Owned Hunterdon County Coffee Shop Closes After 50 Years
‘Financially Catastrophic:’ Veteran-Owned Hunterdon County Coffee Shop Closes After 50 Years A veteran-owned coffee shop in Hunterdon County has permanently closed its doors after more than 50 years in business. “Unfortunately our little shop in the heart of Flemington has come to a close,” reads a Saturday message posted to the Facebook page of Flemington Coffee Shop on Reaville Avenue. The post goes on to describe the past year as “extremely challenging and financially catastrophic,” stating that the pandemic “forever changed” the shop’s routines but that “multiple variables” ultimately influenced the decision. Flemington Coffee Shop, which opened more than 50 years ago and se…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Like Vegan Food? Union Eatery Named Best In State Like Vegan Food? Union Eatery Named Best In State
Like Vegan Food? Union Eatery Named Best In State A travel website has deemed Killer Vegan, in Union, New Jersey's best "vegan-friendly" restaurant.  Big 7 Travel rated restaurants in all 50 states based on their "dedication to plant-based food and sustainable and seasonal menus". Restaurants were judged using a combination of reader surveys and a panel of experts.  Killer Vegan boasts an all-vegan menu with an emphasis on Latin, Italian and American comfort food. Regular menu offerings include a meatball sub, barbeque tempeh sandwich and a "mac and cheese for all" that's gluten-free, soy-free and nut-free. Killer Vegan, 996 Stu…

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by Paul Milo