Steven Alvarez

Dr. Steven Alvarez is an associate professor of English at St. John’s University and author of works of scholarship and poetry. Follow him on Instagram and X.


Illustration of a man eating Mexican dishes.

Community SeriesNew York

A New Generation of Mexican Chefs Is Serving Heritage (and Progress)

Born in the small border town of Agua Prieta in 1947, Zarela Martínez learned to cook on ranchos with her…

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