Business
February 9, 2015
McDonald’s Thinks “Tamales Are a Thing of the Past,” McBurritos Are Where It’s At
Gross.
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Recipes
July 16, 2014
Puffy Tacos
Oil, masa, air bubbles, and the filling of your choice—do you really need anything else?
Food & Drink
February 11, 2014
Sea Change
Hugo Ortega’s new restaurant puts a sophisticated spin on interior-Mexican seafood.
Music
November 5, 2013
VIDEO: How to Load and Fire the Taco Cannon
Fun Fun Fun Fest's most unique "headliner" returns, firing bean, cheese and tortilla ammunition—and possibly some Twinkies—across Austin's Auditorium Shores.
Books
July 30, 2013
The Most Important Taco of the Day
Breakfast! A multi-generational history of the breakfast taco, via Austin institution the Tamale House. Excerpted from the new book "Austin Breakfast Tacos."
Food & Drink
June 24, 2013
New York Takes a Bite of Breakfast Tacos
The city has already adopted several Texas dishes, including barbecue, kolaches, and Frito pie. Now a few restaurants are serving up breakfast tacos, much to the delight of Tex-pats and New York natives.
Food & Drink
June 11, 2013
Patio Party
A party without a feast is an incomplete party.
Food & Drink
February 12, 2013
Migas
The breakfast antidote to whatever needs fixing.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Chuy’s Headed Toward IPO
Shares of the Tex-Mex chain are expected to sell for $11 to $13.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Talking Tacos With Gustavo Arellano
The "¡Ask a Mexican!" columnist and author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America talks about Tex-Mex, Houston versus Dallas, and Ray's versus Henry's.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Did Taco Bell Help Make Mexican Food Better?
¡Ask a Mexican! columnist and OC Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano, whose new book Taco USA comes out in April, makes his case.
Recipes
January 21, 2013
Tacos de Pescado
Fish tacos, the way Houston chef Hugo Ortega makes them.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Cheese Enchiladas
The Dish They are, simply put, an addiction. First, there’s the frequency with which we consume them, which, if we’re honest, is at least weekly. Then there’s their powerful nostalgia—of long Saturdays cooking with your welita, of Sunday lunches out with family, of Christmas Eve dinners. And finally there’s their
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Let’s Have Mex-Tex
Where’s the best place to get a perfect plate of enchiladas? A chile relleno to die for? A salsa you’ll never forget? Come along on our tour of the fifty greatest Mexican restaurants in Texas, from Hugo’s, in Houston, to Tacos Santa Cecilia, in El Paso. This is not your
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Guys in the White Hats
If these seven chefs have their way, Mexican food in Texas will never be the same.
Libations
January 20, 2013
¡Una Cerveza, Por Favor!
A Mexican beer pairing guide.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
The Yellow Cheese Hall of Fame
Mex-Mex has the purist vote wrapped up, but these Tex-Mex bastions win hands down when it comes to comfort food and customer loyalty.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
La Maestra
A lesson with Diana Kennedy.
Texas History
January 20, 2013
Key Moments in Mexican Food History
From 3500 BC, when indigenous peoples in Mexico and Central America began cultivating chiles, to 2010, when the Culinary Institute of America opened an expanded campus in San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
The Joy of Mex
From La Valentina in Dallas to Casa del Sol in Juárez, 75 Mexican restaurants that will leave your taste buds begging for more, plus seven great recipes.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Cajeta Flan
Cajeta1 1/2 cups sugar 2 cups goat’s milk 2 cups cow’s milk 1 teaspoon cornstarch Dash baking soda(Makes 2 cups) Stir half the sugar in small skillet over medium heat for about 7 minutes, until medium golden-brown and free of lumps. Remove from heat. Combine milks; pour about one fourth
Food & Drink
December 1, 2012
Pozole Rojo
We hold (the perfection of) this stew to be self-evident.
Eat My Words
September 26, 2012
Austin’s El Naranjo gets some love from EveryDay with Rachael Ray
In the October issue of EveryDay with Rachael Ray – on stands now – the El Naranjo food trailer is mentioned in “From Wheels to Walls,” a feature article that showcases a handful of food trucks that have added a brick-and-mortar space to their concepts. In case you don’t rememeber, El
Food & Drink
July 31, 2012
Home Is Where the Cart Is
In this exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming cookbook, Hugo Ortega shares the secrets of the humble dishes of his homeland.
Food & Drink
December 15, 2011
VIDEO: ‘The Early Show’ Dropped By H&H Car Wash
The morning show dubs the legendary and unique Mexican food restaurant in El Paso one of their “local legends.”
Eat My Words
June 9, 2011
Trailer Thursday, San Antonio: Mini lamb tacos with cilantro and queso fresco at Tin Can Tacos
One of the best things about food trailers is that they’re on wheels. So if they want to pick up from, say, San Antonio and truck all the way to, oh, I don’t know, Jasper, Missouri, they can say the word and get on the road. That’s exactly what
Food & Drink
April 30, 2011
Alma
PICTURE YOURSELF ON A Mexican-tiled patio as sunlight filters through a rustic roof made of slender wooden latillas. A margarita stands at the ready, droplets of moisture condensing enticingly on the chilled glass. Within arm’s reach on your left is a cast-iron dish piled with chunky guacamole. On your right
Tacos
December 1, 2006
The Greatest Tacos Ever Sold
Sixty-three of them, to be exact: from picadillo in Dallas and brisket tinga in Houston to carne asada gringa in San Antonio and chorizo-and-jalapeño in McAllen. Be sure you don’t leave this earth without trying each and every one.
Food & Drink
September 30, 2003
Stirring the Pot
What Julia Child is to French cooking, Diana Kennedy is to Mexican: a pioneer in her field with creativity to spare and strong opinions about everything.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2002
Puebla
Talavera tiles, tacos árabes—and mole mania.
Food
June 30, 1997
Food for Thought
Once, before fast-food franchises and ecotourists took over Alpine, the Gallego family’s Mexican restaurant survived and thrived. Today, the kitchen is closed.
Food & Drink
April 1, 1997
Mexican Revolution
New restaurants in Dallas and Houston are serving up authentic interior-style Mexican dishes that turn the tables on Tex-Mex.
Recipes
January 1, 1997
Saucy
Saucy Katherine Anne Porter’s recipe for mole.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1991
Mix Masters
Three trend-setting Mexico City restaurants defy tradition by blending native and European cuisines.
Food & Drink
February 1, 1990
Crispy Critters
Carnivores have their steakhouses, herbivores their sprout spots. Now insectivores can munch their way through the Aztec menus in Mexico City.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1985
La Reina Diana
By her dedication, her rigor, her almost overwhelming enthusiasm, Diana Kennedy forced a generation of cooks to take Mexican food seriously and jolted Texans into realizing that there is life beyond the combination dinner.
Tacos
July 1, 1981
I Remember Masa
The last word on tortillas: how to make them, when to eat them, and why they should be in every artist’s studio.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1977
From Mexico With Love
Out of the Texas melting pot comes a food hot enough to melt anything.