Description: For years, Maria Melendez has wanted to bring the food and culture of Puerto Rico to the Bluegrass State. And after 12 years in Kentucky, her dream is set to become a reality this weekend ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's as Chicago as deep dish pizza. The Jibarito is a sandwich said to born in the kitchen of the Puerto Rican restaurant in the Windy City. Borinquen, 3811 N Western Ave, has been in ...

We are closing out this Hispanic Heritage Month with one last look at the place that created a food phenomenon – the jibarito ...

Chicago is full of food traditions but one of the most iconic was born right here in Humboldt Park. In this installation of Second City Firsts we visited Borinquen, the home of the jibarito to hear ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

The last few times I've been in Chicago, I've seen restaurants advertising something called a jibarito. What with everything else great to eat in Chicago, I never got a chance to try one. But I looked ...