Chefs at Alma Cocina Latina hear from customers that they'd never tasted such unique flavors before they dined at the Baltimore restaurant. That's the goal for Founder and Creative Director of Irena Stein.

"This is the idea of culinary diplomacy, which is at the core of our work, which it is to expose the cultures and the many cultures and many migrations that have occurred in Venezuela from 16th century on, and to seduce people into… all these flavors that come together," said Stein.

Stein first opened a café in 2004 at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. She said they made food from all over the world because the astrophysicist they served were from different parts of the world. Her next venture was in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood, where her business was for 5 years

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