One of La Comelona's first viral moments happened after she turned her focus to local Dominican food.
Dominican Independence Day is February 27th. When Cinthia Almonte, better know as La Comelona, or, "the foodie," first moved to New York City from the Dominican Republic in 2016, she was looking for a way to fall in love with New York. So, she ate her way through it. To mark independence day years ago, she launched a Dominican food series. Today, the Dominican native has made her mark in the city as one of its most prominent food influencers.