Isha Rae serves up soul food for salsa night Thursday, March 13 at the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder. Credit: Tyler HickmanIsha Rae serves up soul food for salsa night Thursday, March 13 at the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder. Credit: Tyler HickmanCooking was always part of Isha Rae’s life growing up in Ohio. Rae plates collard greens for a customer on Thursday, March 13 at the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder. They serve soul food — fried and BBQ chicken with collard greens — and authentic dishes from Puerto Rico including pastelitos, fried savory hand pies.