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To Gustavo Arellano, Mexican food is a big melting pot
It was a humble Cal-Mex combo plate that first brought enlightenment to Gustavo Arellano. At the time, Arellano, now editor of the OC Weekly, author of the syndicated ¡Ask a Mexican! column and five-star cultural provocateur, was an Anaheim high school...
Tags: Immigration, Foods and Beverages, Racism, California State University, Fullerton, Rick Bayless
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Bertha Haffner-Ginger, godmother of the Mexican food craze
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLong before Rick Bayless, the Too Hot Tamales and even Diana Kennedy, there was another teacher and cookbook writer who introduced authentic Mexican food to a wider American audience. Though she is all but unknown today, at the turn of the 20th century...Tags: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Newspaper and Magazine
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Festival of Books: Don't try to find authentic anything, food writers say
Jacket CopyWhat is “authenticity” as it relates to food, and what are we looking for when we search out “authentic cuisine”? In the panel "Food Writing: American Potluck" on Sunday, moderator and L.A. Times columnist and restaurant critic... -
Food FYI: 'There is no such thing as authenticity!'
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[Chef Change] The Review: Red O
Pull up in front of the new Red O on Melrose and, before deigning to take your car, a valet in an embroidered guayabera and natty straw hat will lean into the window to ask, politely, if you've got a reservation. It's Mozza all over again. No reservation,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Steaks, Restaurants, Topolobampo, Limes
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The joys of Mexican vegetarian dishes
My Mexican grandfather used to say that salads were for rabbits. My Mexican father thinks a good steak cures any stomach ailment. And a Mexican friend used to joke that a pet pig that lived near my old Westside neighborhood would last approximately two...Tags: Mexico City, Onions, Foods and Beverages, Lasagna, Salads
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3 food events you should know about: Share Our Strength benefit at Test Kitchen; Taste of Mexico; dinner for Barbara Fairchild at Eva
Daily DishShare Our Strength, a nonprofit that aims to end childhood hunger in the U.S., presents a benefit dinner featuring five courses from five chefs at the Test Kitchen on Dec. 13. The menu from chefs Alain Giraud, Walter Manzke, Michael...... -
Todos Santos: All you want — and less — in a Baja getaway
Reporting from Todos Santos, MexicoOnce upon a time, say about 1972, Cabo San Lucas was a sleepy little fishing town at the southern tip of Baja California. Then came the paved highway, the international airport, the marina, the golf courses, the raucous bars and well-heeled retreats. At...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Windsurfing, Rentals, Alcoholic Beverages, Golf
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With so many Zacatecans in L.A., why is the best cooking still found at home?
I just heard the tragic news: My cheese smuggler died.
He was from my dad's native rancho of Jomulquillo in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas, a quesero whom hundreds depended on for their queso añejo, a thick, salty fromage unique to the region...Tags: Crimes, Dining and Drinking, Education, Politics, Weddings
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Rocker Dexter Holland's spicy offspring: Gringo Bandito hot sauce
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, fittingly, are singing about the City of Angels on the jukebox when Dexter Holland walks into a Long Beach bar at lunchtime, pulls off his sunglasses and reaches for a menu.
Like the members of the Chili Peppers, Holland is a...Tags: Education, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Science and Technology, Science
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A Mexican food quiz, meatless Mondays, Happy Meal hoopla and more
Daily Dish--Even Mario is doing it. Going meatless on Mondays. He'll offer vegetarian friendly items on all his menus. [Huffington Post] --Blogspotting: The quarter-pound double chocolate cookies at Dawn Finicane's blog, Vanilla Sugar. Your Twip of the day:... -
Mayan tasting dinners at Chichen Itza restaurant
Daily DishMexican cuisine goes wild at Chichen Itza’s Mayan tasting dinners. It may be nearly impossible to imagine Mexican food without cheese enchiladas, pork carnitas and other items made with ingredients that the Spanish introduced to the New World. But the.....
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