mexican-food

So many tacos, so little time. We've asked our resident artists to illustrate 20 of the most classic tacos for your reading and salivating pleasure.

Homemade tortillas will ruin you for all others, forever. Once you master the basics, move on and learn all about flavored corn tortillas.

Did you know that we have a ton of Mexican recipes that need a new home in your kitchen? And we’ve got even more for our queso and burrito-enthusiast friends: city guides, handy techniques and in-depth charts to our favorite tortilla-encased treats. Take a deep dive into our colorful Mexican section for dishes from award-winning chefs and cookbook writers, and freshen up…

The brand Mezcal Unión hosted a Oaxacan adventure, and our writer learned how to make this magical spirit, as well as where to eat in the Mexican hotspot.

Where should you eat vegan food in New York City? Just about anywhere! Here are our favorite spots that are super hot right now.

There's a very good reason there's an exclamation point at the end of Homesick Texan Lisa Fain's new cookbook, Queso! It's hard not to say it without, well, exclaiming! If there's one dish in the Texas repertoire to be truly excited about, it's queso. This book has every recipe — plus some essential knowledge — you could…

Chef Akhtar Nawab helms the kitchen at Alta Calidad, in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights neighborhood. Previously the head chef at NYC Mexican hot spot La Esquina, Nawab also recently opened Fero at Birmingham, Alabama's Pizitz Food Hall. We sat down to chat about what it means to be a traveling Indian-American Mexican chef, and played a few rounds of…

Let’s hear it for Butcher Babe, the Southern chef who treats meat like the belle of the ball. Fusing classic French technique with the bountiful larder of the American South (and a heavy-handed dose of rebellion), Loreal Gavin’s cookbook is a pleasure to read and cook your way through. This 60 minute carnitas will become your…

These garbanzos con chile from SF's Nopalito are just about the best crunchy-salty-spicy snacks you can imagine. Get frying!

Mexican cuisine may be famous for long-simmering braises, mole sauces and labor-intensive recipes for tamales and enchiladas, but that doesn't mean you can't get something delicious on the table in minimal time. Check out our fastest, easiest Mexican recipes and get a south-of-the-border dinner ready in a jiffy.

We can't think of a better way to kick off dinner than a delightful skillet of bubbling cheese and spicy sausage. Queso flameado with chorizo, anyone?

If you're simply looking to switch things up and get a little crunchy, a fresh crab tostada may just be the thing to shatter you out of your rut.

From homemade tortillas from scratch to super flavorful carnitas, these Mexican cookbooks reach into both traditional and conventional territories.

Cinco de Mayo is a good time to assess Mexico's culinary contributions to the U.S. All this week, Holy Frijoles Week, we celebrate tacos, tequila y más.

Vegetarian tacos don't need to be boring. These cauliflower "al pastor" tacos take a bit of time, but you can achieve the flavor found in meat-based tacos.

Mexican restaurants are a dime a dozen in most American cities, and Las Vegas is no exception. In and around the famous Strip are a peppering of taco joints and burrito bars, most serving up the usual fare. But as with most things, the City of Sin has taken Mexican food one step further. The…

Cookbook author Sarah Britton has a new collection of recipes out that every vegetarian should add to their library. These smoked lentil tacos are awesome!

[embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/8GzlLlAmKPY]Soft shell crab isn't the first thing you expect to find on a Mexican restaurant's menu, but Cosme is where tacos and guacamole clichés come to die. The New York City restaurant's young chef Daniela Soto-Innes was working at Enrique Olvera's famed Mexico City restaurant Pujol a few years back and was planning to move to New York…

A taco salad can be superior to a taco on many occasions. This recipe was inspired by my inability to eat tacos for a working lunch, owing to the drippy, falling-apart nature of the beast and the sensitive nature of my computer. A few tips for any taco salad: Let the beef cool after cooking…

Tacos al pastor translates to "tacos in the style of the shepherd." The spit-roasted pork found its way to Mexico via Lebanese immigrants and their shawarma. To that end, real al pastor is made on a giant vertical spit the same way that lamb on your doner kebab or gyro is cooked. Oh, you don't have…

Pati Jinich has been whipping up Mexican favorites on PBS for half a decade, so when you're looking for a go-to cookbook for your favorite South-of-the-border fare, look no further than her new collection, Mexican Today. Whether you’re cooking for the family on a weeknight or bringing down the house for the holidays (whatever they may be), there’s…

Everyone loves a secret. An unmarked door leading to a hidden clubhouse, for example — especially one where tequila and tacos are in high supply. Before you could walk through a pay phone in a hot-dog stand to get cocktails and every other bar called itself a speakeasy, La Esquina caught the imagination of in-the-know…

All Mexican food ever did to you was satisfy and delight you, with its delicious meats, crunchy vegetables, flavor-packed sauces, multitasking tortillas and all manner of cheese, sour cream, cilantro and lime, ensuring that no moment of your experience is bland. So why are we being such unabashed jerks to a cuisine that never did us wrong?…

“Hello, my friend.”This is how Harrison Jwa Hoon Kim greets all his regular customers at the compact New York Bakery on West 29th Street. But don’t let the name fool you. Kim isn’t slinging baked breads, muffins or cakes. Instead he and his wife, Young Shin Han Kim, are dishing out spicy chile de árbol salsa,…