Puerto Rico–born Orlando Pagán, a James Beard Award semifinalist and executive chef at Spring Street’s Wild Common, brings his heritage into everything he does at the Michelin-starred restaurant.
Diners experience Wild Common’s cuisine through a tasting menu that marries Pagán’s cultural roots with global flavors and techniques.
The similarities between Southern and Puerto Rican food are plentiful as both have West African, Indigenous and European influences with a focus on vegetables, beans and pork — all cooked with a lot of soul…