Meet Jo Rivas, the owner of True Taco and one of our Associate Participants! Located at the Market at Western Fair District, True Taco is an authentic comedor latino, specializing in authentic Mexican and Salvadorian foods. “Comedor is literally a dining table and Latino is all Latin America,” Rivas says. “We want to bring those kinds of flavors to the people, these authentic flavors, things that you don't typically see.” True Taco’s very first spot was at the Trails End Mark

Meet Lucy Wonjah, the owner of Umkulu Kitchen and one of our Associate Participants! Located at the Market at Western Fair District, Umkulu Kitchen specializes in South African street food and other African dishes. Wonjah started the business herself, and it stems from her love for cooking. “It started with my mom and my grandmother, one came from South Africa, one from Botswana, and my grandfather came from Zambia,” she says. “I have this huge love for Southern African food,

These days, with growing economic pressures both at home and on the national scale, shopping locally is more important than ever. Right in the heart of Old East Village, the Market at Western Fair District puts a focus on connecting with its community. “77% of everything you can get here is made right here in the Market and the balance is all locally sourced,” says Carole Sceli, the Business Development Manager at the Market. “It has over 100 permanent and pop-up shops, all l