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The Latin Effect was started by husband and wife team Rebecca and Bert Chedrani in 2020 in an effort to share traditional Latin American food with the Triangle and beyond. A former property manager, Bert enjoyed cooking for large groups of residents and preparing Thanksgiving dinner each year for both his and Rebecca’s families—an activity that he says came naturally Read more...

The Naked Empanada – Fresh Local Handmade Empanadas, a filled pastry, are traditionally a Latin cuisine. Fried or baked (our empanadas are fried) these delicious morsels are sure to leave you wanting more. The Naked Empanada is handmade from locally sourced ingredients. They are labor of love as each one is hand filled, hand rolled and hand crafted. Find The Naked Read more...

Someone said we had the “most recognizable work truck” in the Triangle. We won’t argue. But what we really want to be known for is our ice cream. The Beginning of Two Roosters Ice Cream On the porch of a Piedmont farmhouse in North Carolina. That’s where it all started, beneath the watch of Granny’s two black wooden roosters. In Read more...