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Tucson, Arizona wants to be known the destination for the nation's best Mexican food.

Tucson turns to Mexican food to boost local tourism

TUCSON- Typically Tucson lures visitors with promises of plentiful sunshine and scenic views. But now one Tucsonan is teaming up with Visit Tucson to make … Read More

Chef Patricio Sandoval of New York, Chicago and Miami's Mercadito, knows his way around Meatless Mondays. His arroz verde (a cilantro and pepper laced rice casserole) makes a scrumptious side or main dish. (Photo/Courtesy Patricio Sandoval)

Meatless Monday recipe: Chef Patricio Sandoval’s arroz verde

Chef Patricio Sandoval, the critically acclaimed chef behind the Mercadito restaurant group with outposts in New York, Chicago and Miami, didn’t have to … Read More

Adriana Martin shares her favorite tips and tricks for recreating traditional Mexican dishes on her blog, Adriana's Best Recipes. Pictured here is her recipe for shrimp ceviche, inspired by her memories eating by the ocean in Mexico.

Food blogs we love: Adriana’s Best Recipes

Who's blogging: My name is Adriana Martin and I’m a Latina, born in Mexico, an immigrant with a story and U.S. citizen as a choice. I’m a wife, friend, … Read More

America's appetite for salsa seems unsatiable. Today, on National Salsa Day, we share a classic recipe.

Hey hot stuff…it’s National Salsa Month!

It was in the 1990s, almost 20 years ago now, that a funny thing happened to catsup, that most American of condiments—it got unseated from its throne of … 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

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

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)

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

Learn how to make healthy version of traditional Mexican favorites like chicken tacos.

[VIDEO] Light Mexican fare: Tequila chicken, tortillas, more

Chef LaLa mixes up a menu full of healthy Mexican flavor just in time for Cinco de Mayo, cooking up homemade tortillas, spicy pumpkin seed salsa, and tequila … Read More

Chef Julieta Ballesteros of New York City's critically acclained Crema is breaking barriers—as part of a new generation of Mexican American chefs, and as a woman. (Photo/Courtesy Julieta Ballesteros)

In honor of Cinco de mayo, a new generation of Mexican-American chef (Part 2)

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

A new generation of Mexican American chefs, like Antique Taco's Rick Ortiz, in Chicago, is firing up ktichens across the country. (Photo/Courtesy Antique Taco)

In honor of Cinco de mayo, a new generation of Mexican-American chef (Part 1)

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

El Pelon Taqueria opened its doors to shaken Boston residents through social media. (Courtesy El Pelon)

Amid Boston Marathon tragedy, taqueria gives free food, shelter, comfort

After the bombs exploded and chaos erupted, tragedy was easy to find near the Boston Marathon finish line. But heroism was also on full display, along with … Read More