Meet Abigail Carbajal, the woman behind Pilsen’s famed Carnitas Uruapan
By Carolina Baldin Medill Reports Editor’s note: All quotes by Abigail Carbajal were translated from Spanish by the reporter. Last fall, Abigail “Abi” Carbajal attended the premiere of the third season of Netflix’s “Taco Chronicles,” which featured her family’s restaurant, Carnitas Uruapan. Her appearance in the show was limited to one picture without captions, but […]
Q&A: How an 87-year-old Italian grandma became an accidental YouTube star
By Carolina Baldin Medill Reports Nearly seven years ago, Gina Petitti, an Italian grandma who lives in Freehold, New Jersey, starred in her first video. She simply wanted to record memories for her family. Last January, the 87-year-old’s YouTube channel, “Buon-A-Petitti” (a wordplay combining “Buon appetito,” which means “Enjoy your meal,” and Petitti’s last name), […]
