🇵🇷 From Pie Lab to Haute Couture, here's the weekend in PR

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¡Hola Isla Flow friend!. 🌴☀️ Welcome to your P.R. lifestyle and events newsletter, crafted with love by your friends Alicia and Justin, and delivered in 5 minutes or less. 😃

This weekend is shaping up to be a good one! Even though many of us are gearing up for back-to-school, weekends are all about breaking free from the routine and trying something new. We’re still soaking up the Spanish sun and, in true back-to-school spirit, we took the girls on a live history lesson at the Alhambra. Have you been to the Alhambra? Ahh, I owe you some wedding pics, but I’ll drop those on social soon…

Have you heard of a ghost kitchen? A ghost kitchen is like a restaurant without a dining area, just a kitchen that prepares food and sends it straight to your door. It's where your favorite brands and dishes live, only available via delivery. Dishes are cooked without waiters, without tables—just pure flavor! In today’s issue, we’re highlighting a new spot that produces it’s food exclusively out of a ghost kitchen - no restaurant!

Let’s go!

Today in La Isla Flow:

• 👜 Puerto Rico Haute Couture Fashion Week - the ultra-fashion event of the Caribbean

• 🐳 65+ ft whale skeleton discovered in Egypt

• 🫑 La Marina Farmers Market

• 🥧 Pies, live music, BBQ and much more…

PRIME MARKET RESTAURANT AND WINES

Prime Market is easily one of our favorite restaurants island-wide. They offer a delicious, fresh menu filled with everything from wagyu and rib-eye to white-bean soups and lobster mac and cheese. 

They’re tasty, consistent, and have the most impressive selection of wines for sale along with other hard to find meats and cheeses in their market.

Located in Guayama, it’s a bit of drive but well worth it for a great night of delicious food, great service, and fantastic wines to buy to bring to your next party.

🎷 Weekend Events + Live Music

• 🥘 Taste Food Fest - a tasting event featuring exhibitions, learning experiences, and sharing with chefs, mixologists, and guests from across the island.
  ^{Del 8 - 11 de agosto @ Plaza las Américas.}

• 👠 Puerto Rico Haute Couture - a day of glamour, fashion, style, and the latest trends. Immerse yourself in the world of fashion, celebrate creativity, and get ready to see the best haute couture in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
  ^{Sábado, 10 de agosto a las 3 pm @ Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico}

• 🍽️ La Cena @ Bacoa - Bacoa is pulling out all the stops with a series of dinners and events celebrating its 5th anniversary. The celebration begins with La Cena - 8 chefs in one space - welcome cocktail - 5-course dinner - bartender from LALA. It's going to be an epic dinner. Don't miss it! Get all the details here. 
  ^{Jueves 15 de agosto a las 6:30 pm @ Bacoa en Juncos.} 

• 🎸 Atmósfera Akústico - Live music - acoustic duo blending tropical rhythms and rock in Spanish.
  ^{Sábado 10 de Agosto @wtbrunchpr 10AM Cayey
  Domingo 11 de Agosto @huachinangopr 5pm Caguas
  Lunes 12 de Agosto @elsancochitoalacarta 7pm Cayey}

• 🥭 La Marina Farmers Market - over 40 vendors, live music, pet-friendly spaces, gastronomy.
  ^{Domingo, 11 de agosto de 10 am a 4 pm @ la estación del Tren Urbano Martinez Nada}l.

• 🍲 Dizparáte - tapas menu with live acoustic music.
  ^{Viernes 9 de agosto desde las 5:30n pm @ Dizparate, San Juan.}

• 🎙️ Lala Contemporary Cuisine - Food, drinks, and a live DJ
  ^{Jueves a Sábado de 8 pm - 1 am @ the Mall of San Juan.}

• 🎻 Live Jazz at La Caleta - Jazz, tapas, and wine with Jesus Colon.
  ^{Sábado, 10 de agosto 5:30 pm @ La Caleta, Viejo San Juan}
  

🌞 Links Del Día

🌅 Check out my 48 rules for living a happy and fulfilling life and let me know which ones you would add

🌴 The view from this tree trimmer cutting down a tree may make you a bit nervous!

🐳 Have you seen the picture of the 65m+ year old fossil of a 65+ ft whale skeleton that was found in Egypt?

🦟 Discover which country has no mosquitos thanks to their unique climate

👼 Trying to find the perfect baby name? This site lets you search for bilingual baby names - names that work in two different languages

🛏️ Here’s why making your bed everyday is disgusting

🇵🇷 Local Corner

This Local Spotlight goes to Pie Lab. A truly Puerto Rican company that started from a home kitchen in Peñuelas.

🥧 @pielabpr specializes in sweet, savory, and savory pies. They are baked EVERY morning. Its owner, María José, started in her kitchen and gradually moved to markets and deliveries until recently opening her location on Ave. Ponce de León, Santurce.

They’re open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at 1205 Ave. Manuel Fernández Juncos.

Visit them, try the pies, and support LOCAL! 🇵🇷

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😋 Food to Try

🍖 Jíbaro BBQ - Boricua Pit Master offering authentic Texas/Boricua BBQ. POP Up this Saturday, August 10 starting at 10 am @WhatTheBrunch in Cayey.

🥘 La Barrita de al Lado - new tapas and house drink menu @ Distrito T-Mobile.

🍕 Venus PIzza - Detroit Style Pizza in PR. Wednesday to Saturday 12:30 to 8 pm and Sundays 12:30 to 3 pm. “Ghost Kitchen”, delivery and pick up by DoorDash.

🍲 Casa Sopas - Soups, sancocho, mondongos, and creams with mom’s recipes in a family atmosphere. Thursday to Sunday from 5 to 10 pm/12 in San Juan and Toa Alta.

🔮 TRIVIA

Which Puerto Rican soup is made with chicken, rice, and vegetables?

• Sancocho

• Asopao

• Gazpacho

• Caldo Gallego

Info and answer in the next issue!

Previous answer: Which Puerto Rican actor won a Tony Award for his role in “Hamilton”?

Lil-Manuel Miranda - creator of Hamilton, is a proud Puerto Rican who has brought his heritage to the world stage.