This Dominican food influencer wants all foodies to embrace NYC's Dominican food scene

WNYC News | Mar 4, 2025

When Cinthia Almonte, better know as La Comelona, or, "the foodie," first moved to New York City from the Dominican Republic in 2016, she was looking for a way to fall in love with New York. So, she ate her way through it. Today, the Dominican native has made her mark in the city as one of its most prominent food influencers.

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