BRIEF: “2 pcs tender shredded chicken with light spices, served with guasacaca sauce.” SOOT’S TAKE: Thrilled to have found an arepa place and these did not disappoint.

Ever since I had my first arepa at the now defunct Público in the Loop 6 years ago, I’ve wanted to recreate that delectable cross between cornbread and tortilla, topped with avocado (or was it a chunky guacamole)? That desire was finally fulfilled with the help of Mariana Velasquez’s “COLOMBIANA.”