Archive - La Piña

Cracking Coconuts

The latest Islas Audio Companion, and everything you can do with a coco

Aug 8, 2024 •

July 2024

Regeneration and Renewal in Haiti

How one person is preserving the Caribbean island’s lush flora and fauna

Jul 12, 2024

May 2024

Islas in North Carolina, New York, Napa

Back to the road! Come see me in person or online

May 23, 2024 •

Documenting Guam

Photographer Cami D. Egurrola, and ‘Islas’ is one of Esquire’s Best Cookbooks of 2024

May 9, 2024 •

April 2024

Rice and the Resilient Pantry

Listen to the Islas Audio Companion, and my interview on The Splendid Table

Apr 12, 2024 •

March 2024

February 2024

Where I’ll be

Talking about islands

Feb 29, 2024 •

December 2023

Caribbean Christmas Cake

one Jamaican pastry chef’s time-honored family recipe

Dec 21, 2023 •

November 2023

A Southern Island Holiday Menu

garlicky mofongo-stuffed turkey, coconut-braised collards, pumpkin-plantain pudding

Nov 15, 2023 •

October 2023

Back in the Mix

An update on ‘Islas’, my oral history work, and vegan empanadas…

Oct 25, 2023 •

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