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From Bon Appetit: An Undocumented Mexican Chef Runs One of the Country’s Best New Restaurants

Bon Appetit, August 24, 2016 At South Philly Barbacoa, Cristina Martinez’s food sells out before sundown. Here’s her story. At South Philly Barbacoa, #6 on our Hot 10 list of America’s Best New Restaurants, Cristina Martinez’s slow-cooked lamb tacos sell out before sundown. The tiny restaurant, which began in Martinez and her husband Ben Miller’s one-bedroom apartment and ...
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Meet Candy Ramirez, Owner of Candy’s Cakes

“Adelante was a turning point for me,” says Candy. “For the first time, I was around other women who had careers while also raising families. It showed me I could do that too.” She was determined to turn her baking hobby into a profitable career.
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