Daily News | Why there’s a ‘for rent’ sign on the award-winning South Philly Barbacoa
and home base of James Beard Award-winning chef Cristina Martinez, appears to be preparing to leave its corner spot in the Italian Market after eight years.
Martinez’s assistant, Arely Peña, told The Inquirer on Saturday that a move is not imminent, despite last week’s posting of a “for rent” sign in a window. Peña said Martinez and staff wanted to help the landlord find a new tenant for 1140 S. Ninth St., which is three contiguous spaces at the northwest corner of Ninth and Ellsworth Streets. The lease expires in September, she said.
For now, it’s business as usual, she said: a modest menu of lamb tacos served in handmade corn tortillas. Martinez also owns Casa Mexico, a cantina two doors away with an adjacent bar that she operates in collaboration with the operators of Connie’s Ric-Rac. Asked if Barbacoa eventually would operate out of Casa Mexico, Peña said nothing had been determined.
It’s been a long journey for Martinez, 52, an undocumented immigrant and champion of immigrant rights. Born into a family renowned for its lamb barbacoa in Capulhuac, Mexico, she left home at 17. Escaping what she described as an abusive relationship, she entered the United States and found work in Philadelphia, where she met her former husband, Ben Miller.
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