Sinaloa

10 Best Carne Asada Fries in Los Angeles

Carne asada fries don't travel well, practically and ideologically speaking. They're increasingly hard to locate as you drive north from San Diego county, and surprisingly rare in Los Angeles, a city teeming with Mexican food, college students and medical marijuana cards. Piles of freshly fried spud ... More >>

Tanya Saracho's El Nogalar: Chekhov Set in the Mexican Drug Wars

Though Tanya Saracho is 35 and has lived in the United States since she was 12, she still isn't a citizen, holding only a green card. Deeply grateful to the United States for the life she's lived here so far, she finds the citizenship process now administered by the Department of Homeland Security a ... More >>

Cocaine Worth $5 Million Seized by California Agents in Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Kamala Harris Says

Das alotta coca my frengs.​Huge cocaine bust announced today: 51 kilos were seized by state agents in Bellflower and Bell Gardens. And the dope was linked, according to the office of state Attorney General Kamala Harris, to Mexico's Gaudalajara Cartel. Total worth? About $5 million, according ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Antojitos Carmen

Stage Raw: Krunk-Fu Battle Battle

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS   Stage FEATURE on William Leavitt's Spectral Analysis Courtesy of East West PlayersKrunk-Fu Battle Battle​Though Mayank Keshaviah found thin patches in the new musical Krunk-Fu Battle Battle (book by Qui Nguyen, lyrics by Beau Sia and vocal ... More >>

Recipe: Birria de Borrego Estilo Sinoloa y Norte Africano

Medardo WinklerBirria de Borrego​ This birria de borrego, or lamb birria, comes from Test Kitchen Assistant and master of dried chile sauces, Medardo Winkler. His education in birria comes directly from his family, who run birria stands in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Winkler is also entrusted wi ... More >>

Mayor Villaraigosa's Very Own Border Fence: Whatever Happened to 'Bridges Not Walls'?

This land: na'cho land​News of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's application for a six-foot security fence around his Windsor Square mansion took off quicker than a border coyote on the desert hustle last Friday, riling outrage from most and a "Who cares?" from few. In the LA Weekly's ... More >>

Esteban Navarrete Shot at SoCal Restaurant Following Argument Over Which Mexican State is Best

A fight over Mexican supremacy ended up with a man shot.​Updates: Oh boy, this only gets better. Police told KNX 1070 Newsradio that the suspect was en route to (you guessed it) Mexico when he was arrested and noted that he had never been. Authorities allege his father was taking him there. ... More >>

Mazatlan, Mexico Is Too Street for L.A. Disney Cruise Line (VIDEO)

bebebloom via IgoUgoMazatlan: Not as tourist-friendly as meets the eye?​OK, we admit, Mexico's kind of scary, what with all the drugs and guns and freaky brown people running around. But is Mazatlan -- one of the only luxury-cruise stops that actually feels a tad bit like a real city, as oppos ... More >>

Juarez's Children: Drugs, Death, and Fear

L.A. Bloggers Judge Top Chef Masters A Viewing Party at The Edison

Top Chef MastersMake room for some food bloggers at Judges' Table​ L.A. chefs like Mark Peel, Susan Feniger and Ludovic Lefebvre aren't the only locals showing up on Top Chef Masters this season. Wednesday night, the judges' table will get a little bit bigger with L.A. food bloggers Bill Espa ... More >>

More Good Stuff To Eat At Mariscos Chente: The Taco al Gobernador

Mariscos Chente opened just about a year ago, and quickly after the first glowing report leaked out, writers and patrons alike began heaping praise on this casual, Sinaloa-style seafood restaurant. But if you had a hard time deciding what to order before, that task just got a little more difficult. ... More >>

New York Times Devotes Ink to Mexican Corridos Badass Chalino Sánchez

In the Travel section of this morning's New York Times, writer Lawrence Downes devotes a nice chunk of ink to Los Angeles' Mexican corridos scene. It's a solid, incredibly informative piece, and deserves a serious read if you're looking for a primer on an aspect of LA music culture a world away from ... 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 >>

GUELAGUETZA: Romance and Salsa

In search of the perfect spot to impress a gal.

Ask Mr. Gold: Romantic Mexican, In Search of the Perfect Spot to Impress his Gal

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: Could you please recommend one or two outstanding Mexican food restaurants in the L.A. area. I am sick to death of El Cholo, and I have what you could describe as a special date coming up. Lovell, Los Angeles Dear Lovell: Mexican ... More >>

Snook Attack: La Chente

Beware the dangerous, cult-forming Pescado Zarandeado

House Party: Notorious Drew Street Home Demolished

Police Chief Bill Bratton, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and City Councilman Eric Garcetti, along with dozens of police officers, undercover agents and city workers, gathered in Glassell Park Wednesday to celebrate the demolition of a notorious drug house once owned and operated by Avenues gangster ... More >>

Drew Street Drug House Demolished

Creepily, some neighbors miss the gang’s terror, a Neighborhood Watch of sorts

Federal Indictment Targets Drew Street Crime Family

A multi-agency task force of 500 law enforcement officers swooped down on members of the Avenues gang on Drew Street early Wednesday morning. The crackdown netted 32 members or associates of the “Drew Street” clique of the Avenues. The operation, which began at 4 a.m., stemmed from a massive 15 ... More >>

Narco war update: El Chapo's son goes down

Fresh off a staggering surge of killings of high-profile anti-narco agents and investigators in Mexico, the latest big-time victim in the country's wild drug war is sure to bring even more retaliation bloodshed: the son of El Chapo, Mexico's most notorious narco kingpin, was gunned down on Thursda ... More >>

Fishing for Ceviche: Los Balcones

A lot of pescado in the sea

El Sinaloense: Let He Who Is Without Sinaloa

... get to Huntington Park

A Federal Case

Eating D.F. style on both sides of town

Where to Eat Now

�Ask a Mexican! The Dope On Sinaloa

"Why is Sinaloa considered the dope capital of Mexico? Every time I tell someone where my family is from, they immediately say that."

�Ask a Mexican! Pounding Eardrums

Dear Mexican: Just needed to know the reasoning behind the BLARING MARIACHI MUSIC AT 7 A.M. ON A SATURDAY MORNING.

Where To Eat Now

Where to Eat Now

Where To Eat Now

�Ask a Mexican! Corn Beef

Rice grows in rice paddies flooded with water. From what I understand, Mexico is mostly desert. So how on earth (literally) did Mexicans end up making arroz a staple of their diet?

Where To Eat Now

Where To Eat Now

The Quiet Mexican

Living next to a suspected contract killer in El Sereno

Top Dog

Cesar Millan

Chicanos and the Man

Comedian Paul Rodriguez and his skateboarding son, Paulie, are rich and famous. But where would they be without Pablo?

Myth Spell

Regional Mexican

Nueva York

Silver Lake 90026

Ad�n S�nchez, 1984�2004

�Arriba Chalino S�nchez!

Like father, like son: Ad�n takes over

All in the Familia

One man�s dogged pursuit of his drug cartel in-laws

Original Sinaloa

Hey, Babita

Looking for La Moderna

Degrees of Inequality

Doing battle with Gray Davis to open the doors of higher education to immigrants

Music Reviews

The Short List

Corridos Prohibidos

Los Tigres del Norte, Idolos del Pueblo

Sing Now, Die Later

The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez: Part 1