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Campechada in Old San Juan November 15,16, and 17 2013

      Campechada November 15, 16, and 17, 2013 Old San Juan, Puerto Rico   The third edition of the annual Campechada, will take place this November 15, 16, and 17. The weekend-long cultural event is dedicated to the work of Puerto Rican artist Rafael Tufiño. Nicknamed “Pintor del Pueblo” (the People’s painter) for his […]

Flavors’ Cooking class and Food Tours on Mom Central

On a hot and steamy August in 2013, Flavors of San Juan Food & Culture Tours was graciously visited by Mary Ellen Cronin, on vacation in San Juan and corresponding on behalf of www.momcentral.com, the web’s largest and most influential mom resource center. Mary Ellen loved her leisure time at our boutique cooking class and […]

Lots of fun, zero trash!

  2013’s Noche de San Juan is shaping up to be the island’s most eco-friendly beach party yet! This year’s educational campaign Tirate de espalda, pero no tires la basura (Throw yourself into the water backwards, but don’t throw your trash), sponsored by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company in collaboration with Scuba Dog’s Society, aims to educate […]

Taste of the Caribbean: 2013’s hottest culinary competition

         Photo credits: Taste of the Caribbean Next week (June 28-30) over 10 teams from across the Caribbean will gather in Miami’s Hyatt Regency Hotel for their chance to be crowned winners at the 2013 Taste of the Caribbean, one of the most important culinary competitions in the Caribbean. Each team represents a […]

Summer’s biggest beach bash: 2013’s Noche de San Juan in Puerto Rico

Photo credit 1-3: Mikol Hoffman / Photo credit 4: http://quehaydepuertorico.wordpress.com For Puerto Ricans–and anyone visiting Puerto Rico on the eve of June 23 for that matter— the Noche de San Juan is the summer’s biggest beach party, full of food, drinks, live music, and plenty of bikinis.  This no-holds-barred festivity actually harkens back to time-honored traditions celebrating the […]

Caribbean Cuisine and Culture: the perfect gift for the vacationing dad

With Father’s Day only a few days away on Sunday June 16, many of us are searching for that perfect gift for Dad.  This year, however, Flavors of San Juan suggests you skip the traditional ties or golf balls route, and treat Dad to a real evening out on the town: out in the oldest […]

FIESTAS DE LA CALLE SAN SEBASTIAN 2013

FIESTAS DE LA CALLE SAN SEBASTIAN 2013 Are you coming to San Juan Between January 17th and the 22nd this year? Then it’s time to put on your party clothes and get ready for the San Sebastian Festival in Old San Juan! The San Sebastian Festival is the largest festival that takes place in Old […]