OAKLAND - It's the busiest day of the year at Molcajete Cocina Mexicana in Oakland, as Cinco de Mayo is being celebrated. Unsurprisingly, there are burritos, tacos and margaritas flying out of the ...

Monday marks Cinco de Mayo, the beloved annual celebration of... something related to Mexico. At least, that’s how most United States adults explain the holiday, with 41% of them asserting that Cinco ...

Over the course of the next few months, I’m counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or ...

Very often when encountering the word “mole” on a Mexican restaurant menu, the accompanying description (a rich, reddish-brown sauce) is a vague palliative that oversimplifies what is basically a ...

The first word that comes to mind when people think of Mexican cuisine is probably “taco,” and for good reason. But the great glory of Mexican cuisine is mole. Simply put, mole is Mexico’s national ...

The aroma of toasted almonds and sesame seeds, chilies and spices emerges from this small Brooklyn store where about 1,600 pounds of mole poblano is made every day. Three generations of Mexican women ...

Cosi’s bread looks like an alligator, or maybe tree bark. Those of us who fervidly celebrate the joys of immigrant cooking and its eventual assimilation into the standard American diet―think tortilla ...

We’ve trumpeted this Bronx taqueria for its carnitas, a weekend-only special of slow-simmered pork, served with warm corn tortillas, salsas, and cilantro and onion, if you want it. But the shop’s ...