Emma's Torch in The Hyattsville Wire

An Interview With the Founder of Route 1’s New Emma’s Torch

A pop-up brunch spot on Route 1 run by refugees and asylum-seekers has moved in permanently.

Earlier this summer, New York-based nonprofit Emma’s Torch held pop-up brunches at 2212 Rhode Island Ave. NE, on Route 1 in the Woodridge neighborhood, just south of Mount Rainier.

Now, Emma’s Torch is returning to the same location, offering brunch on Saturdays and Sundays with students who have gone through its culinary training program for refugees and asylum-seekers… Read more