Arbole El Tule, rooted in Oaxaca, Mexico, is a towering Montezuma cypress whose trunk—137.8 feet in circumference—is believed to be the largest in the world. If you know something of this 1,500-year-old tree, you’llunderstand the family behind El Tule in Lambertville, New Jersey.Carmen Egoavil and Said Anguiano are the unassuming chef duo at El Tule. […]
Like many restaurant owners in the area, the Egoavil family has had to find new ways to keep their business going in the midst of the pandemic. “Our biggest fear was that we would have to close,” said Jack Egoavil, spokesman for the family that owns the Peruvian-Mexican restaurants Quinoa in Doylestown and El Tule […]
Food is fun at El Tule, where the menu offers inspired reading. The long list of exotic items, such as parihuela, lomo saltado and causa de pulpo al olivo, makes choosing a delightful challenge. Here’s a tip: It’s likely anything you order will offer a whole new and pleasurable perspective. And so you don’t stray […]
Hints of cinnamon and cloves add fragrance and flavor to the cups of hot chocolate served at El Tulé restaurant in Lambertville, N.J. The popular hot chocolate is offering stiff competition to the river town’s other favorite restaurant hot chocolate, which also is made from scratch and served at Caffé Galleria. […]
In the small Mexican town of Santa Maria del Tule, the roots of one of the oldest and largest trees on our planet continue to grow deeper into the earth. Having held silent watch for over 2,000 years and featuring a trunk greater than 160 feet in circumference, the Arbol del Tule is both praised […]
We recently had the opportunity to dine at El Tule Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant, a BYOB tucked away in Lambertville, NJ, at the invitation of owner/GM Jack Egoavil. It was a perfect reason to go off the beaten path, away from the city and suburbia, for a unique dining experience. This was especially exciting to us since […]
With 12 tables and a collection of Latin American folk art tucked into a dining area not much larger than some suburban living rooms, the restaurant El Tule would be easy to mistake for just another outpost of uninspired ethnic fare. Yet this cozy B.Y.O.B. in Lambertville is home to surprisingly expansive ambitions. […]
The Egovil family emigrated from Peru 20 years ago, but when they opened El Tule in February 2011, they offered what they thought most people would want: Mexican food. They still do, but in short order added the fare of their homeland as well.Jack Egovil, who Is general manager of an enterprise that includes his […]
In the small Mexican town of Santa Maria del Tule the roots of one of the oldest and largest trees on our planet continue to grow deeper into the earth. Having held silent watch for over 2,000 years and featuring a trunk greater than 160 feet in circumference the Arbol del Tule is both praised […]
Peruvian food is making its mark in the United States, thanks to chefs like Gastón Acurio, who has more than 30 restaurants in a dozen countries.Mr. Acurio, a Preuvian, first brought his La Mar Cebicheria Peruana brand to San Francisco in 2008, and opened a second location in New York City this past September. Chef […]