I've been visiting Palm Desert for a couple years with extended family, and finally found a Mexican restaurant I really enjoyed: Salsas Restaurant (aka Taco Salsas). It's very unpretentious, has ...

Hello, I'm looking to find carne asada, to grill at home, in the Chicago area. I bought some taco meat from Pete's Produce and was underwhelmed. Would love some recommendations.

The former 808 Social morphed into El Barrio last year and the playful south-of-the-border flavors coming out of this kitchen are exciting. Stopped in for an early evening dinner this past week and...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Mi Taqueria opened on Monday. It's taken over the spot previously home to Boardwalk Subs, Red's Burgers, and even earlier, Campus Drive-In. I gave it a try on Day 3. I asked whether this was con...

We lost a lot of our culinary celebrations last year due to the pandemic. Seems to be coming back ever so carefully. Cinco de Mayo is Wednesday, May 5th. How will you mark the occasion? Prepare som...

by DiningDiva 1 year ago

Has anyone in San Diego seen asiento? Asiento - from the Spanish verb asentar, to settle - is what's left over in the bottom of the pot after you've made carnitas and/or fried off a bunch of c...

by Cynsa 11 months ago

Address 101 Hyde; pick up for Takeout 332 Golden Gate Avenue. Easy friendly pickup - ready at 1 pm/selected time. Delicious bold-flavored food, good values at Teranga - Muffaletta de Dakar - sp...

by Melanie Wong 9 years ago

Thanks to a heads up from “j mather” that Guanatos Ice Cream had opened in Walnut Creek, I’d been looking for a chance to check out the new spot. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/715951#7347227 ...

Pie Chest is near the Downtown Mall and is open for breakfast and lunch. They make sweet pies and two types of savory pies: pot pies and hand pies. I tried at least a couple of all three types. ...

I like to make enchiladas with green rather than red sauce. I generally use a jarred sauce, although I occasionally make it from scratch when I have the time, inclination and fresh tomatillos. The ...

Looking for a good Mexican cookbook. I read a bunch of reviews on Amazon, then went and saw the books in question in a bookshop or two, and was often unimpressed, despite all the 5 and 4 star revie...

I think we can all agree that the tacos we make at home are different than what we would get when we go out to our local taco truck or hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant, but they can be just as g...

Long ago, Fresno had a Spanish restaurant called "Estradas" and they had, by far, the best salad on a tortilla that they called Tostada Compuesta. Anyway, I've tried a lot of comparable dishes at ...

I was driving through Sonoma yesterday, headed north on Hwy 12, and saw the "Sonoma Eats" sign, "Latin Fusion" and "Oaxacan Cuisine", which intrigued me enough to stop, especially because I saw th...

I was youtube food traveling to Oaxaca and discovered the Tlayuda. Which led me to this place in the Pinehurst neighborhood. I haven't tried it yet, have you?

I used to dine at a long closed upscale Mexican restaurant that served a fresh roasted poblano seafood relleno ("naked" not battered and fried). It was served in a puddle of a rich and silky whit...