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Hello, Jenelle Frances here and I will be blogging about two of my biggest passions in life; food and fashion!

A little background on me… I am a wife and mother of two beautiful children, ages 5 and 7.  I was born in NYC and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens.  As you may or may not know, Jackson Heights is known as an actual representation of the “melting pot” because of the many cultures that comprise the neighborhood. Rumor has it that we have some of the best Indian and Latin restaurants in all of the five boroughs, which could explain why I turned out to be such a foodie!  In addition to having some amazing restaurants to satisfy my palate, my mother and father, a Dominican and Ecuadorian respectively, certainly know their way around the kitchen.

My second passion is fashion. Ever since I was a little girl I've always loved everything and anything that had to do with fashion.  Some of my fondest childhood memories (no laughing please) involved setting up a makeshift Macy’s in my childhood bedroom and scanning friends’ make-believe coupons for good deals, while wearing my mother’s high heels. My father knew right away that he was in trouble, since he saw I would be spending a lot of time at the local mall and his plastic was NOT make-believe!

This blog will be dedicated to sharing with you some of the amazing food from local joints in my ‘hood and throughout New York City, as well as an occasional home cooked meal that I've eaten during the day while looking for inspired pieces of clothing and sample sales in the place that is called the Big Apple. I hope you enjoy it!