How East Boston’s Colombian Restaurants Are Weathering the Pandemic | Eater Boston

"Near Maverick Square, La Sultana is a traditional Colombian bakery run for 29 years by Amelia Sanchez; it makes a range of Latino pastries and small bites and serves as a community pillar. Sanchez donates baked goods and ingredients such as cassava to schools and YMCAs, helps the Latino community prepare flan, empanadas, pan de bono, and chicharrones for communal and government events, and works with East Boston Main Streets on initiatives like food boxes and Coffee With a Cop. The pandemic reopening actually increased community visits, and regulars like Abe Sierra come for crunchy chicharrones and palitos de queso, highlighting the bakery's role in keeping cultural traditions alive." - Marissa Cardenas