La Marqueta

12/28/2023

Let's keep tradition alive!
Celebrate 3 Kings with us at La Marqueta on Friday, Jan 5th from 3:30pm - 6:30pm at La Placita (116th & Park Avenue) entrance.

07/16/2023

Join us today for Cocotazo Day at La Marqueta from 12pm - 4pm!

01/26/2023

A couple weeks ago, Chef Frances Roman of Cocotazo went on our IG Live to give a demonstration of her bacalaítos recipe! Watch that demo here, and find the full recipe below. Thanks to Chef Frances, and to Essex Market for their demo kitchen and beautiful camera work. Enjoy!

Chef Frances’ Mini Bacalaítos (Codfish Fritters) & MayoKetchup

Makes 8-12 fritters
Cooking time: 20 minutes

For bacalaítos:
1 lb boneless, skinless bacalao (salted codfish)
4.5 cups water
1.5 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/2 tbsp oregano
1 small handful of chopped culantro leaves
2 cups canola oil (or another frying oil)

For mayoketchup:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup ketchup
1 tbsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder

1. Add 1 lb of bacalao to 2.5 cups boiling water until it becomes tender and begins to break up. Allow fish to cool, and then use your fingers to remove any remaining bones from the fish.

2. Add flour, garlic powder, oregano and culantro to a large mixing bowl and combine.

3. Slowly whisk in 2 cups of water to this seasoning mixture. Combine until the mixture is the consistency of pancake batter.

4. Add 1 cup bacalao to the batter. Increase or decrease this amount to your liking.

5. Let batter sit for 5-10 minutes.
OPTIONAL: Let the batter sit overnight in the fridge to enhance flavors.

6. In a frying pan, heat 2 cups of oil to 350F degrees. The oil should be low in the pan, so the bacalaítos will not be fully submerged.

7. While the oil is heating, make the mayoketchup. In a small mixing bowl, combine mayo, ketchup, paprika, and onion powder. Set aside.

8. Spoon bacalaíto batter into hot oil. Your fritters should be about the size of your palm.

9 . Fry, flipping halfway, until the fritters are golden brown on both sides (about 10 minutes). Once crispy and golden, carefully remove fritters and set in a strainer to drain excess oil.

10. Serve on a skewer with a dollop of mayoketchup on the side.

⚠️ Always be careful when working with hot oil! Take precautions like wearing an apron, and turning the handle of the pan in to avoid bumping it.

01/12/2023

Barrio Poetix is back for Las Octavitas at La Marqueta!
Join Mariposa and her friends, Friday, January 13th, 2023 from 6pm - 8pm.

01/12/2023

We are closing our Octavitas celebration with Sanse en El Barrio 2023! Join the procession lead by Danza Fiesta (meeting point 115th & Park) at 1:00pm dance and sing along all the way until La Placita!
Get your Salsa shoes ready to dance at the son of Don Pedro y su Sabor de Ayer!
While there take a look at the beautiful Old San Juan Mural created by our resident artist Maruka.
Saturday, January 14th, 2023
12pm - 5pm
La Placita at La Marqueta
(116th & Park Ave)

01/11/2023

The Octavitas celebration continues with on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 at La Marqueta, joining us Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Trio at 6pm.
Enjoy some killer music while you have some dinner from Amuse Bouche or Cocotazo.

01/09/2023

"Las Octavitas" continue at La Marqueta, tomorrow join us for "Noches de Galeria" and check out local artist Maruka's collection, while enjoying the beats of DJ Rey Lorenzo!
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
6pm - 8pm
1590 Park Avenue (115th St & Park Ave)

01/08/2023

Join us tomorrow on our Instagram Page to learn how to make those delicious Bacalaitos that Chef Frances makes at Cocotazo!
Monday, January 9th, 2023
1pm
Instagram Live ()

01/05/2023

Pick up your 3 Kings box today at La Marqueta until 6pm or while they last, and join us tomorrow at 3:30pm for our 3 Kings celebration!

12/27/2022

Happy Holidays everyone, but the celebration is not over yet!
Start your day at the 46th Annual Three Kings Day Parade hosted by El Museo del Barrio starting at 11am (registration required) then join us for our Three Kings Day Celebration: Friday, January 6th, 2022 from 3:30pm - 6:30pm at La Placita (116th St & Park Avenue). Live Music, Pictures with the kings and gifts for the kids (while they last).
We are accepting gift donations to give to the kids (ages 3-16) until January 5th at the market on 115th & Park Ave you can drop them in the Toy Box located near our Christmas Tree.

12/16/2022

We are collecting gifts for our Three Kings event on January 6th! If you have any gifts you wish to donate please drop them by at La Marqueta (115th & Park Avenue) in our gift box.
Don't forget our last night at Harlem Night Market tomorrow (4pm - 8pm)

12/02/2022

East Harlem for the Holidays is here!
Visit the link below to access the interactive map, with details of all the events happening at East Harlem during the Holidays!
Tree Lighting, Holiday Market, Parrandas, Pasteles, Coquito, Trolleys and much more...

See below to learn how East Harlem is celebrating the holidays this season. Gingerbread NYC The Museum of the City of New York invited top bakeries and amateur bakers from across the city to enter Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off —our first-ever holiday celebration of the communities in...

11/23/2022

Today we celebrate Cocotazo for spreading love and kindness to our East Harlem Community! When we asked Chef Frances why this initiative was so important to her:

"We started giving away meals to seniors last year after loosing my Mother-in-Law JoAnn Holt a week before Thanksgiving. Nanny (as I called her) was an incredibly giving person. I swear she found any reason to give - and not just to her family, but she would send money to organizations we never even knew about until after her passing. Donations to feed families in other countries, wildlife rescues, cancer research etc.
She lived a floor below us and loved when we surprised her with dinner. Although she lived alone, she wasn’t really alone with us being right there.
Thanksgiving was a favorite holiday of hers, so we wanted to make sure other seniors who are living alone got treated to a “home-cooked” hot meal, friendly smiles and a warm embrace on a day she loved."

*In memory of Nanny!

11/05/2022

Help us choose our new logo, vote on the link below!

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11/04/2022

We are celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage Month, with the official opening of our new vendor Cocotazo!
Join us on Saturday, November 5 from 2pm - 5pm.