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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, APR. 22-28, 2022 BXR
BY ESTHER WICKHAM
Mae Mae Café, a plantbased
restaurant, recently
had its grand opening in
the Bronx.
This new rustic eatery
has a vegan menu with
fresh ingredients from
Great Performances’ organic
Katchkie Farm.
There will be taco options:
Mushroom Mole, white onion,
cilantro, sesame seeds
and Guajillo Nopal, red cabbage,
cilantro, and radish.
The quesadilla and burrito
offerings are Huitlacoche,
corn, lime onion, radish
and Mushroom Mole,
Spanish Rice, stewed black
beans, and guacamole. A
selection of starters whets
appetites, including Grilled
Pineapple, avocado, baby
kale, sesame seeds, negra
vinaigrette, and Crispy
Tortilla Salad romaine lettuce,
black beans, watermelon
radish, lime onion,
cilantro vinaigrette; and
Ital Stew, plantain, pumpkin,
callaloo.
This café will feature
plants for sale with decorative
accents. The new restaurant
offers residents
to participate in Katchkie
Farm’s CSA. Fresh
farm flower bouquets will
be available for purchase
throughout the summer
season.
“Opening this neighborhood
café was always
part of our plan when we
moved Great Performances
to The Bronx in 2019. As we
settled in and got to know
our new community, we
decided it should be plantbased
to symbolize our
long-standing advocacy of
delicious, affordable and
healthy eating in an area
with few choices,” Liz Neumark,
founder of Great Performances,
said. “Adding
the plant store and Katchkie
Farm CSA is our way
of bringing more green to
Mott Haven.”
In addition to the Latininspired
food menu, Mae
Mae Café will merge with
Mott Haven, offering summer
internships to residential
high school students.
The space will also be available
for community gatherings
and food education.
“There is no question
that our small businesses
are the lifeblood of our
Bronx economy, and I am
proud to join our community
today to welcome the
Mae Mae Cafe, which will
bring delicious and highquality
plant-based meal
options to Bronx residents.
This space exemplifies the
future of our collective recovery
and marks a new
step in our efforts to reverse
the legacy of adverse
health outcomes that have
affected our Borough. I
look forward to working
with Liz Neumark and
Great Performances to activate
Mae Mae Cafe, a plant-based restaurant, recently had its grand opening in the Bronx, offering a vegan
menu with fresh ingredients. Photo courtesy Mae Mae Cafe
the full potential of
this space and ensure that
every Bronx resident feels
welcome here,” Bronx Borough
President Vanessa L.
Gibson said.
The new Mae Mae Café
is currently open during
all hours, Monday through
Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at 2417 Third Avenue in the
Bronx.
Vegan eatery Mae Mae
Café opens in the Bronx
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