Mexican Food and Cooking

Ask Mr. Gold: Burrito On the Rocks, Salt

Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: Great Mexican food and yummy, salty margaritas: I find, in L.A., it is very hard to reconcile these two seemingly well-matched priorities. Either the food stinks and the drinks rock, or vice versa. Tons of great Mexican restaurants conten ... More >>

Choosing Sides: Flour or Corn Tortillas?

It's summer, finally, and our thoughts have turned to taquizas, or taco parties. We've got the grill. Charcoal. The carne to marinade. Sanchez. As for the tortillas, well, that's where the debate begins: flour or corn? Flour tortillas are a great compliment for grilled meats because of their t ... More >>

Huitlacoche: Your Fungus, My Dinner

An interesting article hit the AP wire yesterday about huitlacoche, a Mexican delicacy often called "corn smut," or occasionally, "Mexican truffle." The article reported on findings in the Food Chemistry journal about the health benefits of this tasty, odd-looking treat. In the U.S., huitlacoche has ... More >>

The Mexican Binge

When a visitor wants nothing but

Duck Duck Taco: CACAO MEXICATESSEN

Confitlike carnitas, hecho en Eagle Rock

Fried in East L.A.: Antojito’s Carmen and the Breed Street Band of Mexican Vendors

Photo Gallery: Fried in East L.A. With Antojitos Carmen & The Breed Street Band of Mexican Vendors

Need a visual aid for your print edition? Jonathan Gold visits the Breed Street vendors of East Los Angeles ("once you abandon yourself to the magnetic chalupa forces you will be lured across the river again and again -- the CIA could learn something about mind control from antojitos masters"). Clic ... More >>

La Morenita Bakery Reopens in Cypress Park: Get Huaraches, Tostadas, even a Hamburger

Barbara HansenLa Morenita bakery​Want a huarache? Mexican pan dulce? A chocolate mousse? A few pounds of tamale masa? It's all at La Morenita, a newly re-opened Mexican bakery, restaurant and market in Cypress Park. The neighborhood, which is heavily Latino, is delighted to get the place back. ... More >>

Wrap Now, Steam Later at La Guera Tamalera's Tamale Class

If you're confident enough in your cooking skills to try your hand at making tamales, you might want to spend a couple hours with La Guera Tamalera.

Muy Caliente Summer Edition

Sin Carne: Looking for Mexican Vegetarian Cooking

Finding the little-known Mexican herbs and vegetables at La Casita Mexicana in Bell

Ask Mr. Gold: Sin Carne, Looking for Mexican Vegetarian Cooking

Anne FishbeinCheese It: Moles La Tia's quesadillaDear Mr. Gold:       Would you happen to have a Mexican restaurant recommendation for the unemployed vegetarian librarian's budget? Gracias, Emily, Silver Lake  

The Gathering: Guatemalteca's Newest Snack and Chat

The beloved Beverly Boulevard bakery and chapines shop expands its reach

Photo-Enhanced Counter Intelligence: How to Tell a Snout Taco From an Ear Taco and More Notes on Carnitas From "Pork in the Time of Swine Flu -- Mexico City's Pig Cuisine"

Anne FishbeinCarnitas Exhibit #1: Metro Baldera's costilla, or rib meat taco In his latest Counter Intelligence column, "Pork in the Time of Swine Flu -- Mexico City's Pig Cuisine, Snoot to Hoof," Jonathan Gold writes: "Toasted corn has its place. Chiles are indispensable. The indescribable scent ... More >>

Pork in the Time of Swine Flu: Mexico City's Pig Cuisine, Snout to Hoof

Highland Park's Antojitos Chilangos and Metro Balderas

L.A.'s Original Fusion Dude Opens the Mexican Rivera

New downtown spot is just a block from Staples Center and Nokia Theater

Praise Cheeses: Jimmy Shaw's Loteria Grill Spices Up Hollywood

The latest of L.A.'s hip Mexican restaurants, where the food is as good as the scene

Special Tortilla Contest Edition

Corn vs. flour: Cual es mas masa?

Where To Eat Now

¡Ask a Mexican! Recipe From the Melting Pot

Who came up with Tex-Mex or New Mexican food names?

Burrito's Kings

Three taquerias that wrap refritos in style

My Taco: Frying High

Carne asada fries — the Everest of fine gabacho cuisine

A Federal Case

Eating D.F. style on both sides of town

Cod Almighty

Best Fish Taco in Ensenada

99 Essential - List Only

Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu

The Taste of Nostalgia

Sole Food

Highland Park, home of the huarache – also, links to Jonathan Gold's rounds as a public radio guest after winning the Pulizter Prize

Low and Slow

That is the tempo. Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu’s La Casita Mexicana

Where To Eat Now

Where To Eat Now

Where to Eat Now

The Great Carnitas Plate

Mole Minimalism

Ask Mr. Gold

Hot On the Enchilada Belt

Ask Mr. Gold

Ask Mr. Gold

Regional Mexican

Nueva York

Love, From Los Angeles

Beyond Coffee and Cigarettes

Green With Envy

Ask Mr. Gold

The Great White Shark...Casserole

Monster Burrito

Variations in the Key of Taco

My Dinner With Andre

Señor Fred’s

A Winning Lotería

Little Bites

Border Grill’s bocaditos

Notes on the Taco Gap