“Latino Orlando” Author Dr. Simone Delerme on the Rise of Florida’s Hispanic Restaurants & Markets

Explore how Central Florida became a hotbed of Latino food businesses—and the cultural mashups that followed.Learn how marketing tactics by housing developers led to an influx of Puerto Ricans to Orlando in the 1970s and '80s. What followed was a proliferation of restaurants, supermarkets and small food businesses targeting Latinos in Central Florida. Our guest is Dr. Simone Delerme, author of Latino Orlando: Suburban Transformation and Racial Conflict.Related episodes: Food Memories of Latin America How to Have a Puerto Rican-Style Holiday Feast in Florida Miami Herald’s Carlos Frías on Cuban Coffee, Edible Iguanas & Winning the James Beard Award How “Food Led the Way” for Cuban Influence in Tampa Halal Food 101 with Florida’s Halal Food Guru