Behind the story of Boricana in Elmira, the first serving Puerto Rican and Dominican restaurant in the Twin Tiers

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) --  Some of our best ideas come from cooking in the kitchen, at least that's true for Crystal Moran-Reynoso and her husband And...

September 22, 2023
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ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) --  Some of our best ideas come from cooking in the kitchen, at least that's true for Crystal Moran-Reynoso and her husband Anddy. The newlywed couple thought of their restaurants name "Boricana' cooking together one day and combining Boricua, the original name of the indigenous Taínos who lived on the isl and for hundreds of years,   and Dominican Republic.   Crystal and Anddy found a missing piece in Elmira when they moved here and couldn't find a taste of home. So instead, they filled that void in themselves.