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Latent Heat

Milena Pagán

A chef-owner's thoughts about restaurant life, growing and cooking food, and how the hospitality industry is touched by money, power, politics and technology.

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  • Milena Pagán

    Chef-owner writing about cooking and growing food, restaurants, money, culture, and power. Boricua, MIT grad, James Beard semifinalist, Food Network competitor, avid gardener. Find me at Rebelle in Cambridge and Little Sister in Providence.

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