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A frita is the Cuban take on a burger, flavored with paprika and cumin and topped with crispy shoe string fries. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

In honor of Cuban Independence Day, a classic frita

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Today marks the 111th anniversary of Cuba’s independence from Spain, and what better way to celebrate than with...a burger? Okay, not just any burger—a … Read More

Chef Maria Mazon believes that tacos - the real kind, not the type smothered in yellow cheese and sour cream - can serve as an introduction to deeply flavorful Mexican food.

Chef Spotlight: Maria Mazon shares why great tacos can represent the best of Mexican cuisine

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Vitals: Maria Mazon was born in Tucson, Arizona but was raised in the Mexican state of Sonora, just seven hours away by car. Mazon eventually went to high … Read More

Cookbook author Daisy Martinez shares her take on classic Puerto Rican cuisine in "Daisy: Morning, Noon and Night."

Cookbooks we love: Daisy Martinez’s “Daisy: Morning, Noon And Night”

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If love of delicious, fragrant and soul-warming food is the common denominator between Latinos across every country and culture, then this is true as well: we … Read More

Classic, Cuban-style picadillo (Photo/Betty Cortina)

How to make…30-minute Latin dinners!

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You’ve already heard the reports that say home-cooked, fresh meals are the key to a healthier diet. But at the end of the long work-day, its easy to succumb … Read More

Who says a salad only means leafy greens? In honor of National Salad Month, try these hearty classic Latin American ones. (Photo/Courtesy Maricel Presilla)

For Nat’l Salad Month, Chef Maricel Presilla’s award-winning salads

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In her book, Gran Cocina Latina, which last week was named the James Beard Cookbook of the Year, Cuban-born chef and food historian Maricel Presilla recalls the … Read More

PBS cooking show personality Patricia Jinich shares how her Mexican-Jewish heritage has inspired her in the kitchen and beyond.

What am I? Chef Patricia Jinich on being Mexican-Jewish and reflecting her culture in the kitchen

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There are many words I can use to describe myself – so many in fact, that I prefer to share my identity, my Mexicanness, through food and at the table: the … Read More

Whole cumin seeds and malanga are two great ingredients chefs use to amp up Latin flavors. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

4 secret ingredients Latin chefs love

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They're nothing fancy, but the ingredients that follow are ones Hispanic chefs and great cooks love to have on hand to amp up culinary results. They can turn a … Read More

Try one of three tasty gazpacho recipes, just in time to celebrate National Gazpacho Aficionado Month.

Got gazpacho? 3 perfect recipes for National Gazpacho Aficionado Month

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Some of Latin cuisine’s most delicious dishes are the most simple; take gazpacho for example, which combines fresh produce with leftover bread to create a … Read More

Chef Omar Flores is making Dallas - a steak and potatoes town - a destination for seafood dressed with Mexican flavors.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, a new generation of Mexican-American chef (Part 5)

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In honor of Cinco de Mayo—the day in 1862 when a small Mexican militia defeated a French army attach in the Battle of Puebla—we’re devoting an entire week … Read More

Danny Mena is moving Mexican cuisine forward at his NYC restaurant, Hecho en Dumbo.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, a new generation of Mexican-American chef (Part 4)

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In honor of Cinco de Mayo—the day in 1862 when a small Mexican militia defeated a French army attach in the Battle of Puebla—we’re devoting an entire week … Read More