Growing up, Benoit Angulo, co-owner of Venezuelan restaurant La Cocinita, envisioned creating a gathering spot like the Spanish and Portuguese-style eateries in his home country of Venezuela, where people...

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and to celebrate, The Daily compiled a non-exhaustive list of the some of the Hispanic- and Latin American-owned restaurants Evanston residents can enjoy. Here’s a deeper...

It all started with arepas. Crunchy on the outside, but steamy and soft in the middle, they’re stuffed with cheese, butter and any other flavor a diner desires. In Caracas, the Venezuelan capital...

After five years on wheels, the owners of La Cocinita Food Truck decided to anchor their Venezuelan-inspired cuisine business in a more permanent location — Evanston. Culinary duo Rachel and Benoit...