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Press & Accolades
Merengue Restaurant has been featured in several media outlets that
portray the architecture, the Dominican cuisine, special events and
functions, and even celebrities that often visit the restaurant!
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Hector Pina's 50th Birthday Celebration
Boston Latino TV, Saturday, October 17, 2009
Restaurant owner, activist and entrepreneur, Hector Piña is
well-known by athletes and celebrities, and frequently sought out
by politicians, community leaders and businessmen to get his advice
on almost any topic related to help advance the Latino population.
His friends, family and everyone who has been touched by the
kindness and unselfish nature of Hector gathered to celebrate his
50th birthday in a surprise party at District Lounge.
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Imperatives
The Improper Bostonian, August 2009
The plantain, that gluey cousin to the common banana, is the (slightly
bent) pillar of Dominican cooking. “We eat plantains for breakfast, lunch
and dinner,” laughs Nivia Pina, co-owner of Merengue, a popular
Dominican restaurant in Roxbury. “For breakfast we boil them. For lunch
and dinner we fry them ripe or green. We make mofongo,” a sort of
garlicky plantain mash. But a plantain is nothing without rice and beans,
or steak and onions, or fried chicken chunks, or empanadas. Pina, a
Puerto Rican native, and her Dominican-born husband, Hector, have
built a “mini-industry” on the basis of such dishes.
Read full article: PDF Version
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IBA's Art Annual Gala "Cultura Viva!"
Boston Latino TV, Friday, April 2, 2009
Merengue Restaurant catered the Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción's
(IBA) annual gala celebration. Cultura Viva! is the way IBA tell the
world about their arts and culture work and to take pride by
rejoicing on Latino culture, history and heritage. The renamed, Villa
Victoria Center for the Arts includes the main performance space
which is dedicate to Jorge Hernandez and La Galeria, that hosts visual
and arts studios and program offices.
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Pulitzer winner Junot Diaz Celebration by the City
of Cambridge
Boston Latino TV, Sunday, February 5, 2009
The City of Cambridge recognized, Junot Diaz, 2008 Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."
Boston Latino Tv was at the Central Square Theatre where City
Councilor Ken Reeves presented Junot with the key to the city and
declared January 25 Junot Diaz Day. Junot's fans were delighted by
the talented writer's lively and humorous reading. The ceremony,
hosted by State Sen. Anthony Galluccio and Attorney Dennis Benzan,
culminated with music by Andy Andy and catering by Boston's Best,
Merengue Restaurant.
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ORTIZ & LUGO AT EXHIBIT PRESS OPENING
Boston Latino TV, Friday, August 22, 2008
Boston latino Tv attended the Press opening of Merengue, Visual
Rhythms/Ritmos Visuales, a Dominican art exhibit in Boston. Among
the special guests that attended the first tour were Hector Pina, owner
of Merengue Restaurant and member of the exhibit Planning
Committee, and Red Sox players, David Ortiz and Julio Lugo, after
which they headed to Fenway.
The private reception for sponsors and supporters was catered by
Merengue Restaurant.
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Big Papi is behind the grill!
The Boston Globe Newspaper, October 3, 2007
Vitaminwater sponsored a BBQ with David Ortiz on the grounds of an
sprawling unoccupied (and for-sale) manse. Ortiz is unfailingly
gracious, posing for pictures and looking like a natural behind the grill
in a Vitaminwater chef's toque and apron, wearing large sunglasses,
and brushing chipotle sauce onto flat steak before he sits down and
enjoys his own lunch.
The meal includes a Caribbean favorite, pinchos, which are barbecued
chicken and pork skewers; whole roast pig, also very popular in the
Dominican Republic; pionones, or baked plantains with ground beef;
grilled Angus steak with chipotle sauce; and paella with a choice of
shrimp, chorizo, fish, chicken, lobster, or mussels. The food comes from
Merengue, on Blue Hill Avenue. Hector Pina, the restaurant's owner
and a close friend of Ortiz's, is on hand, supervising the cooking.
Read full article: Weblink PDF Version Photo Gallery
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"His favorite game-day meal, it
turns out, is just this - "all of
this," David Ortiz says. 'I think
that's why I'm so full right now'."
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Big Papi visits his favorite restaurant: Merengue!
Sabor a Beisboll Summer Special
David Ortiz invites everyone to come to his favorite Dominican
restaurant, Merengue.
Watch David Ortiz with wife Tifanny and little daughter in a this
video tour of the Merengue Restaurant. Ortiz walks around with
Hector Pina and explores each one of the treasures offers to all the
customers.
This special report is a production of the very popular show called
"Sabor a Beisbol" which is produced by Major League Baseball
and airs during the Baseball season in 32 Countries worldwide.
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"...he (Elliot Guerrero) designed
"...he (Elliot Guerrero) designed
a space so colorful, lively, and
unexpected, it's captured the
essence of Dominican culture
and has since become 'the oasis
of the neighborhood'..."
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The Super 8
The Boston Globe Newspaper, December 7, 2006
The Boston Globe portrayed the top eight designers in the areas of
architecture, graphic design, interior design, retail, and fashion. Architect
Elliot Guerrero is featured in this article for his participation in creating the
Merengue Restaurant concept. This article was published in the Boston
Globe on December 7, 2006.
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Dominican eatery in Boston thrives to success
Dominican Republic, June 28, 2006
Another culture is experienced upon entering the Merengue restaurant.
Decorated with paintings by Dominican artists, and aromas of Caribbean
spices all come together to create a small piece of the tropical nation.
Owner Hector Piña, who first arrived from the Dominican Republic in 1986,
says that he seeks to create a “grandma’s home” atmosphere. He and his
wife and co-owner Nivia want food at Merengue to resemble meals cooked
by mothers and grandmothers in the tropics, with plaintains, yucca, rice
and beans, tangy sauces, and lots of fish.
Proudly the couple attests to visits that such distinguished Dominicans as
president Leonel Fernandez and slugger David Ortiz make on and off to the
eatery.
Read full article: Weblink PDF Version
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"Another culture is experienced
upon entering the Merengue
restaurant."
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Boston Better Living
NEWSLETTER
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Dining Near Olmsted Green: Merengue
Olmsted Green Newsletter, Fall 2006
A local favorite near Olmsted Green is Merengue, a Dominican restaurant well-known for fantastic
Caribbean cuisine in a family-friendly setting. Th e menu includes traditional Dominican dishes such
Rice and Beans, Fried Green Plantains and Seafood Paella. Restaurant co-owner Hector Pina
describes his food as Dominican with a Spanish and Puerto Rican infl uence— tasty but not too
spicy. In addition to a savory family dinner, you might also catch sight of a local celebrity.
Members of the Boston Red Sox, including David Ortiz, have been known to stop by for dinner
before a game.
Read full article: PDF version
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"Merengue succeeds at bringing a bit of Caribbean warmth to
New England. [...] the flavorful cuisine and live guitar music
create a unique place for a relaxed family dinner or a
business lunch."
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Sumptuous spreads are planned to feed the
Democratic parties
The Boston Globe Newspaper, July 21, 2004
Sunday's parties are the culinary spectacle of the Democratic National
Convention festivities. The welcome parties promise to showcase local
caterers' finest and most inventive food. Even though some delegations
have threatened not to cross possible picket lines, the parties will go on.
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"These are going to be really
incredible celebrations in terms of
food," said Mark Walsh, director
of events for Boston 2004.
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"Food is a big part of the event," said Nivia Pina, who owns Roxbury's Merengue Restaurant & Catering with her husband, Hector.
The Pinas are catering a party at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center in the South End for delegates from Puerto Rico, the US Virgin
Islands, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Pina said the idea is to highlight Latino cuisine. Everything will be served against the
backdrop of a Caribbean-style cafe.
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Dominican flavors, international appeal
Boston.com, November 3, 2003
It's cold and dark out these late fall nights, but when you walk into Merengue, you feel as if you've landed in a tropical spot. The
walls are green, and there's a faux facade of a cottage, its shingles bright pink and blue. Over the bar is a mural of parrots and bright
flowers. A blender mixes up passion fruit, banana, guava and mango shakes, and a squeezer produces fresh juices. (Try the dreamy
morissonando: think, liquid creamsicle).
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"When you walk into Merengue,
you feel as if you've landed in a
tropical spot."
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The second, larger dining room is raspberry pink and electric blue. There
are large oil paintings in vivid colors done by a well-known painter in the
Dominican Republic. Paddle fans, shaped like palm leaves, lazily stir the air
and blue lights hang low. The plates are fiesta ware colors: coral, gold,
green and blue.
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Merengue Restaurant & Catering | 160 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone (617) 445-5403 | Fax: (617) 445-0106 | events@merenguerestaurant.com
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