Article: Indoors or out, Maria Elena's has great fare

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It's a cool Thursday evening in June and the six of us have driven to the lower southeast side of Valparaiso to see what's cookin'. Some of us, so as not to be seen, park down the block (that's where the parking lot is). The other car, my Jeep, circles the block, looking for an on-street parking space, in anticipation of exiting this old storefront business carrying a full load. As we approached the closed door, we heard water splashing and turned to see a small outdoor fountain. There was the muffled sound of laughter and gourmet contentment coming from behind the old 6-foot-tall wooden fence. No names were mentioned, but we ...

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