Samanta Helou

The chicken shawarma taco at X’tiosu, which means "thank you" in Zapotec, is a physical manifestation of the journey of two brothers....

Grandmothers play a significant role in sparking an interest in food, especially for food professionals. Abuelitas are revered by many Mexican-American chefs because, as chef Gilberto Cetina Jr. of Chichén Itzá says, "They created our flavor memories."...

As tracks by A Tribe Called Quest, Naughty by Nature and other artists from hip-hop’s Golden Era blare with the thump of bass and 808 drum beats, a heaping plate of cross-cultural flavors emerges from the kitchen. It’s overflowing with Korean barbecue short ribs, crunchy Colombian chicharron, spicy Filipino longaniza,......

My family never made tamales during Christmas. In fact, we never made tamales. While it’s a tradition that's commonly associated with Mexican families in the U.S. it’s not actually as common as you might think. More often than not, preparing tamales is a task relegated to small street vendors; when......