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“Basically they are Italian-style sausages, European-style, but with a ‘Mexican twist,’ right?” explained Juan Sebastián Palafox, creator of Perros Locos.
It looks like an open-air market and offers the community the opportunity to taste different dishes and drinks. Is he Brooklyn Night Market in Industry City.
For entrepreneurs like Juan Sebastian, owner of Perros Locos, it has been a dream to bring a business that was born in 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to the streets of New York.
“Thanks to these types of events, you can attend and offer your product so that people get to know something new and different that we offer today in the market, that has to do with our roots, where we came from and a little fusion of what which is New York,” added Palafox.
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María Barrera, a delicious cook, says that she learned her corn skewers and arepas from her grandmother in Paute, Ecuador. He now has a family business. She opened La Braza eight years ago with her husband and five children.
“It means a job, an effort from us to support our children. It’s nice because my daughters like to work, so they’ve already learned and all that,” said Barrera.
75 percent of the entrepreneurs that make up the 40 stands of the Brooklyn night festival are of Latin or Caribbean origin and each one offers a unique product, with a touch of their country.
From exotic and refreshing infusions like Aquam Dei to Colombian-flavored empanadas from the Chava’s cart and even vegan burgers with Puerto Rican ingredients at the Black Rican Vegan booth, the fair’s creatives promise exquisite products.
The Brooklyn Night Market takes place on the last Monday of every month through October from 4 pm to 10 pm above Industry City. Admission is free and for the whole family.
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