mostly to its Instagram following and word of mouth. Reynoso attributes the buzz surrounding Flamingo BBQ Co. But ultimately, we were able to pick and pull from our influences and the feedback from our families was so important.” Our first batch wasn’t great, trying to please everyone with one sauce. “For example, during our research and development phase, it was clear my mom and mother-in-law liked the spicier side and the grandparents were more on the lemony side. “Our families played a big role in the creation of these sauces,” Reynoso explains.
The Cuban flair comes courtesy of the Reynosos' parents. Augustine and distributed out of Hialeah. We really wanted to find a balance, something that brings a Hispanic flavor to barbecue sauces.”įlamingo BBQ Co.’s first trio of sauces, priced at $9 per bottle, are the signature, smoky Flamingo OG, a datil pepper-loaded Burnin’ Bills sauce, and a sweet, apricot-infused offering. And then we have a new generation of Latinx Americans taking the flavor helm and driving things forward. “Within our Cuban community, older folks have been cooking a certain way, not really applying a barbecue sauce to favorite dishes. “Hialeah is such an amazing city, and we finally found a way to give back to our community,” Felix Reynoso tells New Times. Flamingo BBQ Co. began as a 2020 pandemic hobby with his wife and business partner, Gisselle, and has since evolved into a business venture.Īfter months of tweaking recipes, testing them at get-togethers with family and friends, and successfully hawking its wares at farmers' markets in Aventura and Miami Lakes, Flamingo BBQ Co. The chicks are listed as near-threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Species and face threats of habitat destruction and climate change, the zoo said.If Hialeah native Felix Reynoso has his way, the South Florida municipality will soon be rising the ranks of barbecue hotspots all thanks to his company’s first line of sauces. More than 30 lesser flamingo chicks call the Dallas Zoo home. Several others, including a blind chick and some with wing injuries, will stay in human care, the zoo said. Those that aren't fit to survive will become species ambassadors at Pan African association zoos. Not all of the chicks will go back into the wild. "We're feeling intense relief right now, knowing a release of this magnitude has never been done before," Edell said.įor months, staff members have been helping to feed and care for the birds, but as the flamingos have grown, the caretakers had to make sure the animals don't confuse humans with their parents.Įdell said it has been a "delicate balance" to ensure the birds are only interested in other birds.īefore they were released, the flamingos were examined to check their physical health and were given a leg band and microchip. The zoo expects that hundreds of other birds will be released in the coming weeks.Įdell said the rescue, care and release of the chicks has been a "massive undertaking" and credited the zoo community for stepping up to keep the orphaned birds alive. "It's been incredible to release our first flock and see them walk toward the other 20,000 wild adult flamingos at Kamfers Dam, and just fit right in," said Harrison Edell, the Dallas Zoo's executive vice president of animal care and conservation, said in a prepared statement.
It was the first release of the rescued birds.
Recently, 49 of the chicks were released at the dam. The dam in Kimberley, the capital of South Africa's Northern Cape Province, is one of four breeding grounds for the species in Africa and one of five worldwide.
The drought has since ended, the zoo said. For the last four months, the zoo has been helping lead an effort to care for more than 1,800 chicks that were left behind by adult flamingos that abandoned their nests because of severe drought at the Kamfers Dam.
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