Photos: Maria Empanada, the subject of this week’s review

I wanted to weep with joy the first time I bit into an empanada at Maria Empanada, the subject of this week's review. Years ago, I accepted the fact that I was never going to find an authentic Argentine empanada in this country -- but at Lorena Cantarovici's tiny shop,...
By Laura Shunk
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I wanted to weep with joy the first time I bit into an empanada at Maria Empanada, the subject of this week’s review. Years ago, I accepted the fact that I was never going to find an authentic Argentine empanada in this country — but at Lorena Cantarovici’s tiny shop, I was finally sinking my teeth into the real deal.

Here, to go with my review of Maria Empanada, is a side of photos. To see more of this restaurant, check out our slide show.

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Laura Shunk was Westword‘s restaurant critic from 2010 to 2012; she’s also been food editor at the Village Voice and a dining columnist in Beijing. Her toughest assignment had her drinking ten martinis and eating ten Caesar salads over the course of 48 hours. She still drinks martinis, but remains lukewarm on Caesar salads.

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