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San Francisco Chronicle
12-05-2025
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
Popular paella popup opening S.F. Spanish market
The Spanish cuisine popup whose paella dazzled San Francisco is making a comeback. Victoria and Juan Lozano, the father-daughter team that started Caldero in 2023, will open a Spanish goods store bearing the same name at 2149 Union St. in the Marina District. The compact, 600-square-foot shop will stock imported cheeses, wines and preserves, along with Bay Area items like bags of coffee, seasonings and sauces. Shelf space will also include home goods like tableware and decorative items. 'It's a place where you can pick up a birthday gift or maybe a nice wine and some olives for tonight,' said Victoria Lozano, chef-owner of the now-shuttered Venezuelan restaurant Andina. The new store will also serve as a hub for customers to inquire about catering services, which will include the arepas which turned Andina into a hit, as well as a Caldero menu. Expect Juan's expertly made paella to remain Caldero's top draw, made with a fish and octopus broth and studded with shrimp and mussels. Other dishes may include airy Spanish tortillas, mushrooms or shrimp tossed in a garlic sauce and a variety of tapas. Victoria said continuing the Caldero name and legacy is important for the family. Her father named his first restaurant Tasca Restaurante El Caldero in their home town of Rubio, Venezuela back in 1991. There, the whole family worked together as Juan prepared Spanish dishes that drew fame to the business. The restaurant closed in 2018, a year after Victoria left for the U.S. following older sister Maria Jose. Juan arrived in San Francisco in January 2023, after his humanitarian parole request was accepted. With her own popup Andina, serving Venezuelan food, Victoria took over the kitchen at Hayes Valley bar B-Side during daytime hours. But at the end of March, she closed due to burnout and a tough economic outlook in the city. She and her husband are also expecting their first child this year, so she wanted to accommodate a future work schedule while nurturing a growing family. Similarly, she is mindful of the toll being in the restaurant took on her father, who insists on working everyday. Lozano signed the new lease around the time she closed Andina. Taking over the new space was fairly straightforward, she said. But one obstacle she will have to grapple with are tariffs, which bumped up the cost of her Spanish imports on a recent order. 'A $5 tinned fish at wholesale was now $6. Other things went up from 75 cents up to $2,' she said. Lozano estimates the increase over the course of a few days for an order was roughly $800. 'When you're buying at that scale every cent adds up,' she said. The family is working toward getting the space ready by May 30, just in time for the Marina's Union Street Fair. This week, Victoria and her father painted the walls, getting them ready for the family photos and artifacts from the original Caldero, which will decorate the space. 'I'm happy that my dad gets to continue working with us. The whole family is included here,' she said.
Daily Express
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Pope Leo spent decades amid the poor in Peru
Published on: Saturday, May 10, 2025 Published on: Sat, May 10, 2025 Text Size: This handout picture released on May 8, 2025 by Peruvian news agency Andina shows the then bishop Robert Francis Prevost during a visit to Chulucanas, Peru, in 2024. VATICAN CITY (Holy See): Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States, has a history of missionary work in Peru but his powerful role within the Roman Curia has also given him a keen grasp of the inner workings of the Church. The new Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, was entrusted by his predecessor Francis to head the Dicastery for Bishops, a key Vatican department that advises the pontiff on appointments. That role allowed the mild-mannered Prevost, 69, to become known by cardinals within the Curia, the Holy See's government, despite his decades spent outside of Rome and his native United States. 'Leo XIV is a pastoral pope in his approach, attentive to the peripheries. He's a natural candidate for the pragmatic reformist bloc,' said Francois Mabille, a researcher at the Paris-based think tank Iris and author of a book on Vatican strategy. He called Prevost a 'moderate consensus candidate' with experience in the Global South who lacks a 'clear-cut ideological profile,' making him more acceptable to the Church's conservative bloc. Francis's confidence in Prevost to head one of the Vatican's most important departments spoke to the younger man's commitment to the 'peripheries' – overlooked areas on the fringes of the Catholic world – together with his reputation as a bridge-builder and moderate. After Prevost was named the dicastery's prefect, Francis elevated the Archbishop-Bishop Emeritus of Chiclayo, Peru – who has dual US and Peruvian citizenship – to cardinal. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
28-04-2025
- Climate
- The Star
Two dead, five missing after river overflows in western Peru
LIMA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- At least two children were killed and five people remain missing after a river overflowed early Monday in the western Peruvian region of Ancash, local health authorities confirmed. Ricardo Natividad, a regional health official, said the incident occurred in the district of Independencia, in Huaraz province, after a landslide caused the Casca River to overflow. "The police are searching for survivors and victims. So far, they have reported five missing people and two deceased children," Natividad said in a video shared on social media. He added that health teams are providing mental health support to affected residents, many of whom are struggling with hunger. According to Peru's state news agency Andina, around 100 people were affected. Authorities also reported several homes damaged, three bridges destroyed, power outages, and the collapse of local roads.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days lost at sea
A Peruvian fisherman has been found alive in the Pacific Ocean after spending 95 days lost at sea, Peru's state news agency Andina reported Saturday. Máximo Napa Castro, 61, set off on his fishing boat on December 7 from Marcona, a coastal town in the south of the country, but bad weather caused him to stray from his course and lose direction, according to Andina. He was found on March 11 by an Ecuadorian fishing boat in waters off the coast of northern Peru, heavily dehydrated and in critical condition, the agency said. After his rescue, Napa Castro told local media in a tearful interview that he managed to survive by drinking rainwater he collected on the boat and eating insects, birds and a turtle. He spent the last 15 days without eating, Reuters reported. Napa Castro told local media he kept thinking about his family to 'hold on' to life. 'I said I didn't want to die for my mother. I had a granddaughter who is a few months old, I held on to her. Every day I thought of my mother,' he said. The fisherman's daughter Inés Napa Torres thanked the Ecuadorian fishermen for saving her dad's life. 'Thank you, Ecuadorian brothers, for rescuing my dad Gatón, God bless you,' she said in a Facebook post. Napa Castro's family and groups of fishermen had been searching for him for three months. 'Every day is anguish for the whole family and I understand my grandmother's pain because as a mother I understand her (…) We never thought we would go through this situation, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, we will not lose hope, Dad, of finding you,' his daughter wrote on March 3 on Facebook. Napa Castro received medical checks at the Hospital Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Paita, near Peru's border with Ecuador, and was discharged on Saturday, Ecuavisa, a CNN affiliate, reported. CNN is trying to contact the fisherman's family.
Roya News
16-03-2025
- Climate
- Roya News
VIDEO - Peru fisherman lost at sea for 95 days returns home after rescue
A Peruvian fisherman, Máximo Napa Castro, has been found alive after being lost at sea for 95 days in the Pacific Ocean, according to Peru's state news agency Andina. Napa Castro, 61, left the coastal town of Marcona on Dec. 7, 2024, but was thrown off course due to harsh weather. His boat drifted for months, and he was finally discovered by an Ecuadorian fishing vessel on March 11, 2025, in waters off northern Peru. He was in critical condition, severely dehydrated, and near death. In a tearful interview, Napa Castro told local media how he survived by drinking rainwater and eating insects, birds, and even a turtle. He had gone the last 15 days without food. Despite the overwhelming challenge, he said his thoughts of family kept him alive. "I thought of my mother and my newborn granddaughter every day. I didn't want to die for them," he said. His daughter, Inés Napa Torres, expressed gratitude to the Ecuadorian fishermen who rescued her father, thanking them on social media for their life-saving efforts. The family, along with fellow fishermen, had been searching for Napa Castro for months. His daughter had posted on Facebook on March 3, detailing the family's anguish as they clung to hope, saying, "We never imagined we'd go through this... but we will not lose hope, Dad."
