Carlos Salgado is on a mission to reclaim the tortilla. “It’s a working-class ingredient,” says the chef, “and here in the U.S. we haven’t typically assigned a lot of value to it.” The 36-year-old ...

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery and Olvera Street were full of calaveras, marigolds and alters over the weekend, the events kicking off the El Día de los Muertos festivities just over a week ahead of ...

Instructions: Dissolve the masa dough in 1 cup water. Strain the mixture through cheese cloth and transfer to a medium saucepan. Cook for about 15 minutes. Add remaining water, milk, cornstarch, ...

According to Jinich, champurrado is essentially a "masa-thickened chocolate" (masa, or corn masa, is a corn-based flour or ...

Every Sunday, Mexican vendors at Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market offer the sometimes humble, always delicious, foods of their homeland. Tamales, tacos and other familiar corn-based street bites are ...

For most people, Feb. 2 conjures images of groundhogs and Bill Murray — but for many Christians, the date holds spiritual significance. Candlemas, or "Dia de la Candelaria," marks the presentation of ...