Foodie & The Beast: 17 Years On-Air – The List Are You On It (Article), Oct. 2025

Alma Cocina Latina expands Baltimore's palette with Venezuelan flavor. The key is in the peppers. – CBS News, Oct. 2025

Behind the Counter: Irena Stein (Alma Cocina Latina → Candela) – The List Are You On It (Article)

Behind the Counter: Irena Stein (Alma Cocina Latina→ Candela) – The List Are You On It (Podcast Episode)

Best Restaurants 2025 – Baltimore Magazine

The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C. – Washington Post

These Are the Michelin-Worthy Restaurants in Baltimore – The Adventurist Magazine, July, 2025

Arepas Are Back at Alma Cocina Latina – Baltimore Magazine, June, 2025

Labor + Innovation: Women in Food– Baltimore Museum of Industry, April, 2025

Irena Stein. Denotes Circle of Excellence, three-time winners of Maryland’s Top 100 Women– The Daily Record, March, 2025

Washington chaos hits Baltimore's small businesses– Midday, February, 2025.

Field Notes, January 2025. – The New Worlder, January, 2025.

Ask Jon: What’s The Fairest Way to Cut Staff on Slow Days? – Plate Online. January, 2025

Irena Stein - Inside Hilton’s Head Podcast 2024

Irena Stein - Maryland Daily Record– The Daily Record. September, 2024

Bits & Bites: Howard County cheesesteaks break the internet, Natalie Portman dines out and Summer...– Baltimore Sun. July, 2024

Arepas with Goat Cheese and Grilled Vegetables.– Food & Wine.July, 2024

Arepas with Black Beans and Cheese– Food & Wine.July, 2024

Dining chat: How much should I tip on a cocktail these days?– The Washington Post, May, 2024

Alma Cocina Latina - Irena Stein– Charm City Dreamers, Spotify episode. April, 2024

Life and work with Irena Stein– Voyage Baltimore, April, 2024

A sommelier picks his favorite Baltimore wine spots– Baltimore Banner, April, 2024

Life & Work with Irena Stein– Voyage Baltimore , April, 2024

The 21 Best Restaurants In Baltimore That Go Beyond Crab Cakes–Southern Living, March, 2024

Best Restaurants –Baltimore Magazine, March 2024

Stein Fotografo, restauradora, experta en el mundo culinario nos cuenta su vida y proyectos.– Interview by Gregory Prada. Youtube.

What's The Most Iconic American Food?.– Delish. January, 2024

29 Essential Cookbooks for Mexican and Latin American Cooking.–The Food Network. January, 2024

SRJC Culinary…Venezuela Bread.–Radio Interview KSRO. October, 2023

Irena Stein comparte su receta de arepa de vegetales de temporada y queso cremoso de cabra– People Magazine en español, October, 2023

Venezuela by-way-of Baltimore, in Gorgeous Color– Bmore Art, October, 2023

Restaurateur Irena Stein on Arepas and Venezuelan Food– Midday with Tom Hall, WYPR, August 2023

Arepas; From Venezuela to Your Kitchen– Forbes, August 2023

Alma Cocina owner Irena Stein discusses her new cookbook– CBS Live, July 2023

Alma’s Irena Stein Shares Recipes From New Arepa Cookbook– Baltimore Magazine, July 2023

Irena Stein: «La arepa ya no pertenece a los venezolanos, sino al mundo» – Curadas, June 2023

11 Best New Summer Cookbooks, According to F&W Editors – El Estímulo, May 2023– Food and wine, June 2023

Arepa: un nuevo libro estadounidense honra el pan venezolano – El Estímulo, May 2023

Best 50 restaurants‍ ‍–Baltimore Magazine, May 2023

Gathering at the table –Rina L Janet Leadership. Middot Conversations, March 2023

The best of corn –Foreman and Wolf on food and wine. Podcast, March 2023

Alma Cocina Latina Music Series–Baltimore Banner, January 2023

Best Once-in-a-Lifetime Meal in Every State –Eat This Not That, December 2022

Trendy Maryland Restaurant Named Once-in-a-Lifetime Meal– MSN Food & Drink, NewsBreak and Daily Voice, December 2022

Arepas and a New Beginning: The Baltimore Restaurateur Introducing America to Venezuelan Food-and its Next Generation of Talented Chefs –The Epoch Times, October 2022

A Baltimore transplant's restaurant discoveries –Baltimore Banner, October 2022

"There's Never Been a Better Time to Eat in Baltimore"–Food & Wine, October 2022

"This Baltimore Restaurateur Promotes Rare Ingredients From The Amazon" –Flipbard, October 2022

Free the Tonka Beans. –The New Worlder, October 2022

“Skip The Tomato & Pair Your Burrata With This Summer Fruit Instead”–The Zoe Report, August 2022

“Irena Stein of Alma Cocina” –The Truth In This Art, July 2022

“Best Restaurants Readers Poll 2022” –Baltimore Magazine, March 2022

“50 Best Restaurants” –Baltimore Magazine, March 2022

"Baltimore's 38 Essential Restaurants" –Eater DC, March 2022

50 Best Restaurants. –Baltimore Magazine, February 2022

Bits & Bites: Break-ins hit Baltimore cafes, thieves steal $10,000 in equipment from Our Time Kitchen; 818 Market closes –Baltimore Sun, February 2022

Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat in January 2022 –Washington Post, January 2022

We’re back to struggle’: Confusion and adaptation inside Baltimore’s restaurants under omicron surge –Baltimore Fishbowl, January 2022

“FABULOUS FEASTING “ –The List Are You On It, December, 2021

Best Once-in-a-Lifetime Meal in Every State –Eat this, not that!, December, 2021

Alma Cocina Latina is a unique restaurant worth trying –The John Hopkings Newsletter, November, 2021

With Venezuela in Crisis, This Restaurant Offers Its Chefs a Landing Pad –Atlas Obscura, September 2021

Alma Cocina Latina brings a taste of Venezuela to Baltimore by cooking up visas for chefs –Baltimore Sun, September 2021

With Venezuela in crisis, restaurant gives new “soul” to young chefs –Kenyan News, September 2021

Review: Alma Cocina Latina –Baltimore Magazine, June 2021

The Future of Restaurants –The Philadelphia Citizen, May 2021

Getting ‘Beneath the Shell’ in Baltimore: Where to Eat, Stay, and Play  –Condé Nast Traveler, April 2021

Stories of Southern Resiliency –The Southern Living, April 2021

HISTORIAS DE EXITO: El alma de la cocina latina de Irena y su misión de ayuda –EVTV, March 2021

El alma de la cocina latina de Irena y su misión de ayuda –La Voz de América, March 2021

Best Reinvention. Best Restaurants Readers’ Poll 2021 –Baltimore Magazine, March 2021

Taking The Restaurant As Community Kitchen Beyond The Pandemic –Zagat Stories

How this restaurant reinvented itself as a community meal service powered by immigrants –Today.com

Restaurants find a new revenue source: Feeding the hungry –The New York Times, February 2021

BEST: South American, Runner up: gluten free –Baltimore Magazine, January, 2021

2020 Marylander of the Year: Honorable Mention Commentary –Baltimore Sun, December 2020

50 Best Restaurants –Baltimore Magazine, December 2020

A Baltimore Restaurant Leading the Charge on Food Security and Sustainability –UN Environment, November 2020

Interview: Baltimore Restaurateur Irena Stein –Unpeeled, November 2020

Providing planetary health diet meals to low-income families in Baltimore City during the COVID-19 pandemic –Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, October 2020

From Pandemic to Protests: How Food Businesses Are Responding –Bon Appetit, August 2020

50,000 meals at $10 each: These Baltimore business owners want to reimagine the city’s food system –Baltimore Sun, July 2020

Restaurants Pay It Forward With Donations and Buy-One, Give-One Deals –Baltimore Magazine, July 2020

‘Baltimore Can Be a Model For the World’: Irena Stein of Alma Cocina Latina on Transforming the Restaurant Industry –Resy, July 2020

Chefs Are Stepping Up, But Who’s Helping Them? –Shondaland, July 2020

Should Social Gastronomy Be Part of The Restaurant Industry’s New Normal? –Un-plated, July 2020

Baltimore’s Healthiest Restaurants –Fitt Ventures, July 2020

Cooking for charity model sparks longer-term investments –Restaurant Hospitality, July 2020

Without Reservation: Alma Cocina Latina –Baltimore Magazine, June 2020

Restaurants blow up their business models to thrive post-covid –Restaurant Business, June 2020

Ghost Kitchen: Baltimore Co-op Empowers Refugees and Immigrants Through Food Entrepreneurship –Thrillist, April 2020

Don't Want To Raise Menu Prices? Time to Get Creative –Restaurant Hospitality , January 2020

Tom Sietsema's 8 favorite places to eat for December 2019 –The Washington Post , December 2019

It Means Soul – A Night at Alma–Eat me. Drink me, August 2018

News & Notes: Alma Cocina Latina–Canton Community Association, June 2018

Eat Like a Local in Baltimore–Garden & Gun, January 2018

Radio Interview of Irena Stein: "Opening a Restaurant" –Foreman and Wolf on Food & Wine (WYPR 88.1 FM), December 2017

Venezuelan Fulbright Scholar Brings Soulful Food to Baltimore–New American Economy, September 2017

USA Dinner- An Exploration Of Venezuelan Inspired Cuisine At Alma Cocina Latina–La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, September 2017

Local Chefs Discuss the Art of Ceviche–The Baltimore Sun, July 2017

Most eye-popping dishes at Baltimore area restaurants–The Baltimore Sun, June 2017

¿Quién es el sous chef que pone a vibrar la cocina de Alma Cocina Latina?–El Estímulo, May 2017

Maize Craze: Venezuela's cornmeal arepa is on the rise in Baltimore–The Baltimore Sun, May 2017

11 Hottest Cocktails to drink in Bars Now–Liquor.com, February 2017

Venezuelan Culinary Artistry: Alma Cocina Latina–Annapolis Home Magazine, March 2017

Venezuelan Culinary Artistry: Alma Cocina Latina, Annapolis Home Magazine, March 2017

La Gustosa Alma de Enrique Limardo, Spanish Influential Magazine, March/ April 2017

Top Ten Dishes in Baltimore, City Paper, January 2016

How to make arepas. Baltimore Sun, September 2015

Best New Restaurant, City Paper, September 2015

Sunday Brunch at Alma Cocina Latina, Channel 11, WBAL

Best Restaurants in Baltimore, Baltimore City Guide, 2015

Alma Cocina Latina Makes Ceviche, You Tube

2015 AIA Excellence in Design Award, Good Design = Good Business

Alma Cocina Latina Delivers Delightful Venezuelan Cuisine, City Paper, November 2015

Alma Cocina Latina is Coming to Baltimore, Examiner, January 2015

Soul Food, Baltimore Magazine, October 2015

Alma Cocina Latina Brings the Soul of Caracas to Canton, Baltimore Sun, June 2015