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anthony: now where was the bombing range? erica: pretty close here, 2 miles after this. elda: maybe less. this was part of the navy land. anthony: when did the navy stop using vieques as a bombing range? carlito: 2003. anthony: that s not that long ago. so what you d be eating lunch and you hear boom, boom. elda: basically. and still they detonate bombs. anthony: this is left over ordinances. elda: yeah this is like the clean up process. they gather the unexploded ammunitions and they detonate them all together. erica: the house moves with the bombing. it s like middle of the war. anthony: and i m sorry you ve lived here how long? carlito: all my life. erica: me too. all my life in vieques. [ rooster caww ] anthony: i ve been drinking a fair amount of this lately. this one is flavored with? erica: acerola. anthony: acerola. alright who s joining me? salud. mhmm good. erica: it s good? anthony: i m not driving after this. [ laughter ] anthony: lobst ....
Chef erica connelly grew up here and has raised her family here. she invited me to a meal at her home. joining us is her mother and son, carlito, her two nieces, and her best friend, elda. anthony: now where was the bombing range? erica: pretty close here, 2 miles after this. elda: maybe less. this was part of the navy land. anthony: when did the navy stop using vieques as a bombing range? carlito: 2003. anthony: that s not that long ago. so what you d be eating lunch and you hear boom, boom. elda: basically. and still they detonate bombs. anthony: this is left over ordinances. elda: yeah this is like the clean up process. they gather the unexploded ammunitions and they detonate them all together. erica: the house moves with the bombing. it s like middle of the war. anthony: and i m sorry you ve lived here how long? carlito: all my life. erica: me too. all my life in vieques. [ rooster caww ] anthony: i ve been drinking a ....
erica: me too. all my life in vieques. [ rooster caww ] anthony: i ve been drinking a fair amount of this lately. this one is flavored with? erica: acerola. anthony: acerola. alright who joining me? salud. mhmm good. erica: it s good? anthony: i m not driving after this. [ laughter ] anthony: lobsters with mashed yautia and yucca from the the garden. conch salad, and coconut arepas. anthony: it s really beautiful here. this is not san juan this is much more lush. erica: no traffic lights, no fast food. anthony: born and raised in paradise. erica: beautiful beaches, awesome sunsets. anthony: the whole world wants what you have already. how s the economy here? [ speaking spanish ] [ laughter ] elda: we are like the colony of a colony. basically the biggest employer is the municipal government. anthony: wait a minute the number one employer on vieques is the government? elda: yes the municipal government. anthony: the local government? ....
And you hear boom, boom. elda: basically. and still they detonate bombs. anthony: this is left over ordinances. elda: yeah this is like the clean up process. they gather the unexploded ammunitions and they detonate them all together. erica: the house moves with the bombing. it s like middle of the war. anthony: and i m sorry you ve lived here how long? carlito: all my life. erica: me too. all my life in vieques. [ rooster caww ] anthony: i ve been drinking a fair amount of this lately. this one is flavored with? erica: acerola. anthony: acerola. alright who s joining me? salud. mhmm good. erica: it s good? anthony: i m not driving after this. [ laughter ] anthony: lobsters with mashed yautia and yucca from the the garden. conch salad, and coconut arepas. anthony: it s really beautiful here. this is not san juan this is much more lush. erica: no traffic lights, no fast food. anthony: born and raised in paradise. erica: beautiful beaches, awesome sunsets ....