FISHTOWN (WPVI) -- Amy's Pastelillo's jumps out out on the corner of East Norris and Memphis Streets in Fishtown with its bright pink facade, inspired by a trip that owner Amarylis "Amy" Rivera Nassar ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Amy Rivera Nassar is on a mission to educate Philadelphians on this savory little piece of her Puerto Rican culture with pastelillos (Puerto Rican meat pies). It's a hot pocket ...

As a child, Thanksgiving at my Puerto Rican Abuela's house looked almost nothing like a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner would. Instead of having a golden whole turkey as the centerpiece of ...

Two Fishtown restaurants, Amy's Pastelillos and Bastia, landed on Esquire's 2024 list of the "best new restaurants in America." The writers behind the list, published Tuesday, said they sought to ...

There is an intra-island rivalry in Puerto Rico over the best plantilla, the dough that cocoons the beloved hand-held treat the pastelillo. Pastelillos are folded pockets of pastry, stuffed to the ...

Today Mercedes Wilson is joined by her friend Carmen. Carmen shows us an easy to make recipe for Pastelillos. When asked what the pastelillos mean to her, Carmen says they are her roots, her family, ...

Wepa Cafe owner Art Robinson will open a restaurant unique to the Boise area next week. He’s just not sure how far that uniqueness goes. “It’s certainly the Treasure Valley’s only Puerto Rican ...