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Vegan Friendly Boriturkish Food Truck in Parque Central

December 16, 2015 by Raul Colon

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Food Truck located in San Juan’s Parque central. Photo by Raúl Colón.

As a kid I use to love street food. Just before I became a vegetarian, I would stop often at food vendors.

From my trips with the military in Central America and working in New York City, I preferred to eat street food.

Since 2011, we’ve been involved in many food truck projects. We built Chicago’s first Food Truck Blog that included a food truck tracker.

We run the digital marketing & website for Uncle Gussys (New York’s #1 Greek Food Truck) .

Becoming Vegan reduced my Street Food Options

In 2006, I gave up eating meat and my trips to food vendors pretty much stopped. In 2011, when I decided to go vegan, my trips to a food vendor could be counted on one hand.

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Food Truck located in San Juan’s Parque central. Photo by Raúl Colón.

First visit to Boriturkish

A few days ago I got a chance to visit Boriturkish food truck. Created by my friend Vanessa, it was a delight that she had some options she could make vegan on the menu.

We arrived just after the lunch rush and allowed Vanessa to go over in detail what she could offer us. For starters, she recommended the hummus with Pita.

Hummus Appetizer & Vegan Falafel Sandwich

As I tasted the hummus, I noticed that it was creamy and it was Vanessa’s own recipe. It was delicious and different from other Hummus plates I have eaten elsewhere. The portion was so much I requested extra pitas.

For an entree, I had a Falafel Sandwich with Tostones. This plate captures the fusion that makes up the concept of Boriturkish. Taking Middle Eastern and Puerto Rican dishes and putting them together.

Lucy had her Falafel with the Tzatziki sauce and I kept mine without it to keep my option vegan. We asked Vanessa to make some falafels for our daughter.

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Vegan Platter with Tostones and a Falafel Sandwich.

Kid Friendly Food Options

Becoming a vegan makes me selective with what and where I eat. My daughter usually prefers her mom’s cooking over eating out.

To our surprise, our daughter not only enjoyed the falafels but gave it a thumbs up of approval.

Our daughter was also happy that Boriturkish is in the kid’s area of  San Juan’s Parque Central. Lucy and Daniela went to play in the park while the owners prepared our food order.

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We Recommend you visit Boriturkish

Our first visit to this new food truck was a positive one. It’s even cooler that I have another option here in the San Juan Metro area when looking for places to eat lunch.

At the moment of publishing this post, Boriturkish is open from Thursday to Sunday. We recommend you look at their Facebook page for updates.

Supporting a Friend’s Local Business

My best wishes to my friend Vanessa and her business partner Katherine on their new venture.

As an entrepreneur, I enjoy when when I see hard working people building their own businesses. It’s not easy to make the switch from being an employee to building and running any business.

The island needs more entrepreneurs and even more vegan friendly food places.

Can’t wait to stop by Boriturkish again.

When you’re in San Juan, stop by Boriturkish!

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Vanessa Creator and Co-Owner of Boriturkish Food Truck.

 

Filed Under: Business, Featured, Puerto Rico Tagged With: Food Trucks, Puerto Rico, San Juan

Sunrise in Puerto Rico’s Isla Verde Beach

June 12, 2015 by Raul Colon

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Filed Under: Puerto Rico Beach Pictures Tagged With: Caribbean, Carolina, Geography Of Puerto Rico, Isla Verde, Photography, Pictures, Pictures of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Tourism

Waves and A Caribbean Late Spring Sunrise

May 19, 2015 by Raul Colon

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Today is my Dad’s Birthday. I took this picture yesterday on my morning walk. I wish Don Tito a Happy Birthday.

Filed Under: Puerto Rico Beach Pictures Tagged With: Caribbean, Carolina, Geography Of Puerto Rico, Isla Verde, Photography, Pictures, Pictures of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Tourism

Nature’s Watercolors at Dusk

April 1, 2015 by Raul Colon

Nature’s Watercolors at Dusk

Landscape Photography

of Puerto Rico by Raúl Colón

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Caribbean Colors of Isla Verde Beach at Duska

Walking on Isla Verde beach shows me how colorful it can be to wait for the right moment.
As the sun is setting, we are invited to observe the many colors of mother nature.

More importantly, I value how random each view is daily.

But the reflection of light can vary by the minute on some occasions all depending on where the sun is setting and placed at that particular moment.

Capturing what I see and making sure I can replicate it in an image is usually my objective as a photographer.

What colors do you capture around your neighborhood?

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Equipment Used

Here is the answer to a question I get often. What photography equipment am I using?

Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format DSLR

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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G

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Manfrotto BeFree Compact Aluminum Travel Tripod

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Filed Under: Puerto Rico Beach Pictures Tagged With: Caribbean, Carolina, Geography Of Puerto Rico, Isla Verde, Photography, Pictures, Pictures of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Tourism

Early Morning Sunrise in Isla Verde Beach

March 26, 2015 by Raul Colon

Early Morning Sunrise in Isla Verde Beach

Landscape Photography

of Puerto Rico by Raúl Colón

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The First Rays of the Sun on Isla Verde Beach

One of my gifts for waking up very early during the time I lived in Isla Verde Beach was grabbing some of my camera gear and going for a walk.

If it were early enough, I would be able to setup and capture the sun just before It would start climbing over te horizon.

In this image, you can see a portion of Piñones and what is called El Bosque Costero de Isla Verde.

The beach, the sunrise and mother nature it can't get any better than this.

Well, maybe when sea turtles hatch and head towards the sea. 

 

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Equipment Used

Here is the answer to a question I get often. What photography equipment am I using?

Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format DSLR

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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G

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Manfrotto BeFree Compact Aluminum Travel Tripod

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Photography of Puerto Rico & Abroad

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Puerto Rico's Beaches

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Old San Juan

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Outside of 100 X 35

My trips outside of the Island...
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Filed Under: Puerto Rico Beach Pictures Tagged With: Caribbean, Carolina, Geography Of Puerto Rico, Isla Verde, Photography, Pictures, Pictures of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Tourism

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