Legendary DJ/Producer John “Jellybean” Benitez is celebrating his birthday with a special performance at Babalu Latin Restaurant on Saturday November 9. The four-time Grammy winner, famous for DJing at Fun House, Studio 54 and more, will be spinning hits from the 80s, 90s and today. Doors open at 11 and admission is free all night long […]
Tag: Ralph Mercado III
Stars Come Out to Support the Cristian Rivera Foundation at Charity Theater Performance
Last night, the Cristian Rivera Foundation filled the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre with a one-night-only charity performance of DC-7, The Roberto Clemente Story. Guests enjoyed a two-hour pre-show reception catered by Celebrity Chef and Cristian Rivera Foundation Committee Member Alex Garcia, the executive chef at Babalu Restaurant and Lounge in the Bronx, before sitting down […]
Remembering Ralph Mercado
On Sunday, January 25th 2009, I lost my son Cristian to Pontine Glioma, a rare form of brain cancer that has no cure. On Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 I experienced another painful loss. I lost my partner, my mentor, my friend, my brother and my second father: Ralph Mercado. He was the only person in […]
Babalu is the Talk of the Bronx
The buzz is growing in the Bronx about a new restaurant that’s about to bring Latin flavor and ambiance to the Throgsneck section of the Bronx. Babalu officially opens Thursday January 19 under the ownership of Ralph Mercado III, Jeff Lavino, William Padilla and Celebrity Chef Alex Garcia. Mercado chose the name Babalu as a tribute to […]
Babalu is the Talk of the Bronx
The buzz is growing in the Bronx about a new restaurant that’s about to bring Latin flavor and ambiance to the Throgsneck section of the Bronx. Babalu officially opens Thursday January 19 under the ownership of Ralph Mercado III, Jeff Lavino, William Padilla and Celebrity Chef Alex Garcia. Mercado chose the name Babalu as a […]
