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Customers line up for authentic Puerto Rican fare at Linda Borinquena at 56 Harvester Ave., Batavia.
Photo by Howard Owens

Ask Vianiliz Vee Echevarria Rivera what surprised her most about opening her own culinary business, and her answer is not about the long hours, tough customers or hard work.

It’s much more humble.

“Not expecting to be sold out four days in a row,” she said Monday after her debut opening week of Linda Borinqueña. “We were giving out little samples, and people were falling in love with our food. I’m looking forward to tomorrow. We’re taking it day by day.”

]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/jfbeck99272012/harvester-avenue-bustles-with-culinary-activity-and-international-flavor/636736#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/jfbeck99272012/harvester-avenue-bustles-with-culinary-activity-and-international-flavor/636736 Oct 10, 2023, 7:55am The Crapshoot Kitchen &amp; Commissary Harvester Avenue bustles with culinary activity and international flavor jfbeck_99_272012 <figure role="group" class="caption caption-div"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img alt="crapshoot-kitchen-october-2023" class="image-style-large" height="533" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thebatavian.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/crapshoot-kitchen-october-2023-2.jpg?itok=LvQaqatd" width="800"> </div> </div> <figcaption>Customers line up for authentic Puerto Rican fare at Linda Borinquena at 56 Harvester Ave., Batavia.<br>Photo by Howard Owens</figcaption> </figure> <p>Ask Vianiliz Vee Echevarria Rivera what surprised her most about opening her own culinary business, and her answer is not about the long hours, tough customers or hard work.</p><p>It’s much more humble.</p><p>“Not expecting to be sold out four days in a row,” she said Monday after her debut opening week of <em><strong>Linda Borinqueña</strong></em>. “We were giving out little samples, and people were falling in love with our food. I’m looking forward to tomorrow. We’re taking it day by day.”</p>