Sit-down Erma’s Bistro aims to set Jamaican food standard in Syracuse

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After emigrating to Syracuse from Jamaica when she was 20 years old, Latoya Ricks landed her first job as a fry cook at a McDonald’s on Erie Boulevard. While working long hours at McDonald’s, Ricks said she struggled to find food that reminded her of home.

“It was around that time that I realized I had to do something different,” Ricks said. “I wanted to introduce my food to people here and also get something that I enjoyed eating rather than, ‘Oh I just have to eat this because it is available.’”…

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