Chepe Cuadra is an artist and a chef in St. Albans. For almost a decade, he’s been selling Nicaraguan and Spanish food at farmers markets across Vermont.

He specializes in the same dishes he grew up eating as a kid in Nicaragua, like gallo pinto and nacatamales. He says his food is like “having a piece of Nicaragua on your plate.”

This interview was produced for the ear. We highly recommend listening to the audio. We’ve also provided a transcript, which has been edited for length and clarity.

Courtesy of Chepe Cuadra

Chepe Cuadra: My name is Chepe, and I started this food adventure in 2017 — like going to the market, and cooking the food, and offering different dishes.

Vermont is kind of isolated from the rest of the United States. Here, there is very little Latino community. It fo

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