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Tuesday 10 sepTember 2024

The Diversity of Aruba’s Restaurant Market:

Po-Ke Ono Leads the Asian Culinary Scene!

Po-Ke Ono began its journey
with humble beginnings shortly
before COVID-19, starting with
just a steamer and a rice cooker.
Now, nearly five years later, the
restaurant operates from two
fully developed kitchens, a tes-
tament to its growing popularity.
The secret to its success lies in its
commitment to innovation and
high-quality service. With a ro-
tating selection of daily specials

and new dishes tailored for the
local market on the horizon, Po-
Ke Ono continues to impress.

By year’s end, Po-Ke Ono will
Aruba's culinary landscape is a Asian flavors. reintroduce its popular Sunday
vibrant reflection of the island’s brunch and offer special group
rich cultural diversity and global Unlike traditional Asian restau- menus, making it an ideal spot
influences. Among the stand- rants, Po-Ke Ono is the creative for family and friends to gather.
out establishments, Po-Ke Ono vision of Executive Chef Urvin Whether you visit Market Place in
shines as a leader in culinary in- Croes, who draws inspiration Oranjestad or Azure Residences
novation. Ranked as the number from his global travels. The result at Eagle Beach, Po-Ke Ono re-
one Asian restaurant in Aruba for is a diverse menu that sets Po-Ke mains a top destination on Aru-
over two consecutive years, Po- Ono apart from any other dining ba’s culinary map, embodying
Ke Ono has captured the hearts experience, both locally and in- the importance of creativity and
of both locals and tourists with its ternationally. diversity in the island's restaurant
unique fusion of Hawaiian and market.q

Alto Vista chapel and its link to Aruba’s origins

According to Etnia Nativa, Rome. In 1752 the prosecu- island died as a result of the Rosary to build a new cha- still the markings of an old
in the 18th century most of tion passed into the hands of black fever epidemic and pel on the same place. The house, where Antonio and
the inhabitants of Aruba were Antonio Silvester’s son-in-law, since people believed that entire surrounding area was Bernardino Silvester would
indigenous who lived on the Miguel Álvarez, who contin- the Alto Vista area was the empty and desolated, mak- have lived. About 200 me-
north coast, one of the larg- ued to guide the parishioners most infected, they began ing it hard to imagine that ters from the chapel there
est communities lived in Alto in their prayers. to build their homes further Alto Vista was a town at all. is a water tank which the lo-
Vista. south within the Noord area, A hundred years later, peo- cals call Tanki Cacique. In
According to the book, The so the town of Noord began ple can see the remains of the past this tank was closed.
As they were very religious, History of Alto Vista by R.H. to grow into a community around twenty houses, some But mostly water was brought
they had a chief with the Nooyen, it is not known when till getting its own Church. made of stone and others of out from the Poz di Noord, a
name of Antonio Silvester Domingo Antonio Silvester However religious festivals clay. Nowadays, only around well dug in the sand.
who guided them in the came to Aruba from Venezu- continued to be celebrated six of these houses remain.
Christian life and it was he ela. The elders believe Anto- at this sacred native place, The chapel can be viewed
who decided to build a nio was a Spaniard. In 1780, with the custom of arriving South of the chapel in the from basically any point in
stone chapel with a roof father Joseph Antonio de la in procession to Alto Vista. yard two graves can be ob- the north side, even from
of corn rods, which would Vegal called Bernardino Sil- served, there was the cem- Paradera and Sero Plat. All
serve as a place of prayer. vester, one of Antonio’s sons Two-hundred years after the etery which father Pablo de the historical remains around
In 1750 it was blessed by Fa- with his wife Anna Cathalina beautiful time of Alto Vista, Algemesi blessed. It is not the chapel provide us with
ther Algamesi who came Tromp, “neighbors and natu- people can no longer see certain, but it is believed an idea on how the old peo-
from Coro-Venezuela and rals of the island Aruba” and much of the town of Alto that the two graves belong ple of Alto Vista used to live.
appointed Domingo Anto- thus they became natives. Vista from 1750. With a lot to Antonio Silvester and Don’t miss the opportunity to
nio Silvester as the island’s of work they found the old Miguel Alvares, according visit a place of historical sig-
first prosecutor in the name At the end of the eighteen foundations of the Church to Nooyen. About 50 meters nificance with a window to
of the Spanish crown and century many inhabitants the of the Queen of the Holiest near the chapel there are Aruba’s past. q