Today, April 2, is National Burrito Day, celebrated every year on the first Thursday in April. Of course, the beloved Mexican dish is popular year-round — but why not use the dedicated day to indulge in savory meats, cheeses, legumes and veggies enveloped by a hot and chewy tortilla? To celebrate, there are plenty of … Read more
Move over, soup dumplings and dragon rolls — NYC’s buzziest in-demand new dishes are pork belly chicharron and tacos callejeros. After long playing backup to the city’s Asian offerings, Mexico’s culinary bounty is having a moment — and on a grander stage than the cuisine has enjoyed in some time. While we’ve long had an array … Read more
A five-year-old Colorado girl captured the internet’s heart with a video of her crying over a food chain forgetting her “favorite” sauce – and leading to her crowning as a guacamole princess. “I’m very heartbroken QDOBA, cause you forgot my favorite sauce, guacamole,” lil’ red-haired Astoria “Stori” Massa says with tears streaming down her face … Read more
Chi-Chi’s is returning after closing 20 years ago. The Mexican chain once had more than 200 locations before the last restaurant’s doors shut in 2004. Now, the founder’s son is spearheading the comeback with a plan to reopen Chi-Chi’s locations in 2025. Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback after closing 20 years ago. ASSOCIATED PRESS Michael … Read more
New York’s hottest love story is cooking inside a tiny 400-square-foot Mexican restaurant in Harlem where the kitchen is in the bar, a piano sits front of house and romance (as well as the irresistible scent of beef birria) is always in the air. Husband-and-wife team Karina Garcia, 31, and Eduardo “Lalo” Rodriguez, 36, met while … Read more
Is NYC in the nation’s top brunch bunch? A new ranking highlighted the best restaurants across the U.S. that patrons love to spend an early day at. Casino site JackpotCity analyzed the popularity of 124 brunch hotspots based on the number of tags and hashtags they were associated with on Instagram, according to TimeOut. Did … Read more
Cancún means tequila body slammers, crowded beaches and rowdy college students. Or does it? Suddenly, it’s looking more “Succession” than “Spring Breakers.” Just steer clear of the infamous Hotel Zone along Avenida Kukulkan and you’ll discover a host of new Cancún hotels selling quiet luxury. And numero uno among them is the Waldorf Astoria (from … Read more
Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he’s been doing for 20 years: searing meat. Though Michelin representatives came by Wednesday to present him with … Read more
Even Taco Bell’s Chief Marketing Officer finds the food at the beloved fast-food chain to be “life-changing.” Taylor Montgomery has been with the franchise for more than eight years, and he recently revealed that he eats Taco Bell “every other day.” At Live Más LIVE, the company’s first-ever superfan convention, the CMO told Business Insider … Read more
It’s a wrap star. A San Francisco taqueria owner defended his whopping $22 burrito price — which has outraged patrons leaving bad reviews — by saying his popular menu item isn’t an “everyday” indulgence. Ricardo Lopez’s birria burrito at La Vaca Birria has been rated San Francisco’s best burrito in the Mission District, and until recently, … Read more
These deals are sure to shell out. Wednesday, Oct. 4, has been declared National Taco Day for 2023, and many brands are honoring the big day with some truly spec-taco-lar deals. Whether your favorite taco is stuffed with beans and cheese or chorizo and lettuce, there is definitely something on the menu that will have … Read more
It’s their way or the highway. A Mexican restaurant in New Jersey is serving up an ultra strict dress code — despite the fact that it’s on a truck route next door to a QuickChek convenience store. Cantina 46 — off of Route 46 highway in Ridgefield –has a laundry list of fashion faux pas including: no plain … Read more