An immigrant restaurateur, Elizabeth Martinez, struggles to make it in America, when the person she came to the U.S. with betrays her. After contemplating suicide and being coaxed out of it by a snuggly pitbull, Elizabeth started her own Honduran restaurant and earned the title Queen of the Kitchen.
Credits and notes: This piece was reported by Paula Moura, the Neighbors summer intern for 2018. The shows editors are Mack Linebaugh and Anita Bugg. Music in this episode by Podington Bear.