Valentina Ochoa
Miami kitchens, from Doral arepas to Little Haiti griot
Based in Miami, Florida, United States.
Valentina trained in her family's Caracas bakery before spending a decade reviewing kitchens across Miami's Venezuelan, Haitian and Cuban corridors. She would rather send you to a cash-only arepa window in Doral than a South Beach tasting menu.
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