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Haitian restaurant in Elizabeth rings in 2024 with cultural delicacy

News 12 visited First Republic Lounge, a Haitian restaurant in Elizabeth, as they made the cultural delicacy known as soup joumou.

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Jan 2, 2024, 1:40 AM

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Different cultures rang in the start of 2024 in their own way on Monday.
News 12 visited First Republic Lounge, a Haitian restaurant in Elizabeth, as they made the cultural delicacy known as soup joumou.
For more information on the restaurant, click here.


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