How do you think about food? Does it involve savoring the flavors, seasonal produce or boosting your energy, or is it just scarfing down what's available, pre-made and processed? For celebrity chef Doreen Colondres, who talks one-on-one with Latin Post, that's an easy question, for food is her passion and a way of life.
It's time to focus some attention on las chicas...the women who've penetrated industries and markets, offering their unique talents and perspectives, while simultaneously making enormous gains for themselves and setting the stage for the multi-generational success of Latinas. These women are power-wielding bombshells and champions of Latina sisterhood.
Mattel released a new Filipina Barbie doll as part of its Global Glamour collection earlier this month. Inspired by the glitz and glam of traditional Filipino beauty pageants, the doll is named Mutya Barbie and was created by Filipino designer Carlyle Nuera, who recently spoke about the creation.
Helena Maria Viramontes, critically acclaimed author and professor, reinforces the belief that fiction can rise from experience and personal understanding, amass amid the memories of generations of Chicano families raised in East Los Angeles, and grow around the fervor of familial love that only words can attempt to capture.
The National Arts Club is presenting a rare collection of work from Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. The month-long free exhibition, entitled "Dali: The Golden Years," is a unique exhibition of drawings and prints from Dali that range from the 1930's to the 1970's.
The Boston Red Sox have had one of the best offseasons of any MLB team. The additions of numerous Latin American players is expected to improve this Red Sox team significantly. Latin Post takes a look at the Latino free agents additions by the Red Sox this offseason.
The San Antonio Spurs aren't playing nearly as good as they did last season when they won the NBA Championship. The team is in seventh place in the Western Conference standings. The South American pair of Tiago Splitter and Manu Ginobili will be needed greatly down the stretch by head coach Gregg Popovich.
On Saturday thousands of people made their way into Haiti's main public park in to show their respects to the 17 victims who recently died in an accident that involved a carnival float.
Since the 2015 Oscars are being being justifiably attacked as the whitest in years, with the only nominated men of color being the Mexican director Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman, it is perhaps time to take a look at some of the Latino actors that were nominated and some years even won an academy award for their efforts.
The Puerto Rican-born chef, who's been voted Best Chef in Miami 2014, knows how to get to the "Pubbelly" of the beast and will share his skills at Goya Foods' 'Swine and Wine' event presented by the National Pork Board and held at the 2015 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which is presented by FOOD & WINE.
There is controversy at the Carnival. Beija-Flor, the Brazilian samba school which has been crowned champion of Rio de Janeiro's annual Carnival festivities, is alleged to have received funding from Equatorial Guinea.
Chinese New Year celebrations run from Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day of the last month on their calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. It is the longest festival in the Chinese calendar.
"Perla," "The Invisible Mountain" and "The Gods of Tango" are fictional fragments of who Robertis is as a writer. Her attraction to exploring the histories of silenced, forgotten or marginalized voices is rooted in a need to offer underserved communities a place in literature. This is why she's chosen to dedicate her life to creating stories that have been kept private, but will resonate with the public.
On Tuesday night, stars, media moguls, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists dressed to the nines filed New York's glamorous Cipriani Wall Street in support of Marc Anthony and entrepreneur Henry Cárdenas' Maestro Cares Foundation that benefits homeless and neglected children in developing Latin American countries.
We know that Ash Wednesday follows Carnaval, celebrations throughout the predominantly Catholic Latin America before Lent. But what does the holy day really mean for Latinos and Catholics?
The 2015 NBA All-Star Game has come and passed, and fans got an exciting contest. The Western Conference beat the Eastern Conference with multiple Latino players on the court. Latin Post reviews the game and honors the Latino players who contributed.
The head of the Alabama court system is using a states' rights argument that conjures up "ghosts of slavery, the Civil War and the battle against desegregation" in his fight to stop same-sex marriage in the state. Chief Justice Roy Moore instructed probate judges to defy federal court rulings and refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
An American tourist was was savagely gored during a bullfighting festival in western Spain is recovering in the intensive-care unit of a hospital in Salamanca. Benjamin Miller, a 20-year-old from Georgia, underwent a three-hour operation to repair damage to thighs, sphincter and back muscles.
Michele Ferrero, the patriarch of the eponymous Italian maker known for its Nutella hazelnut spread and toy-filled Kinder eggs, died on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Ferrero turned the Piemonte chocolate factory founded by his father, Pietro, into a dominant business in the global candy market.
