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Sauces offer an array of possibilities, from a dip to an enhancer or a mix that buries – purposely or otherwise – flavors that are already there.
You will not always find this drink on the menu, but when you are at a Mexican or Salvadorian restaurant in the wintertime, atole might be ava…
Carne en su jugo is a tasty stew that rarely makes a regular appearance on Mexican restaurant menus.
Monterey County is known in part for the wide availability of Mexican dishes. However, the representation can be rather narrow.
There’s a secret behind the success of tin can nachos at Hay’s Place in Pebble Beach. No, it’s not that you can order them with sweet and deli…
A silver steamer with a batch of tamales cooks, filling the kitchen with the smell of green chili. It’s a clear sign that the tamales are one …
Don’t be fooled by the bright and fresh herby green salsa that graces every table, or the delightfully puffy house-made tortillas. The mind be…
Ask Susana Alvarez’s family if the chef-owner of Villa Azteca is a perfectionist and the response is swift. Five heads nod – including hers – …
This year Castroville – the little North County town known as the “Artichoke Center of the World” because it produces two-thirds of the globe’…
Pork rinds and fine wine.
The eternal question of who first thought to dip a burrito into a vat of hot oil has defeated the finest minds. And since scholarship has deem…