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How to Make Mexican Tamales

I shied away from making tamales at home for the longest time, believing it was an undertaking so labor-intensive that it was only worth doing with the help of many, many extra hands. Turns out I was wrong—tamales, while requiring a small amount of assembly time, really aren't all that hard or time-consuming to make at all. After a few rounds of recipe testing, this version with three options for fillings will give you plenty of light, tender, airy, and incredibly flavor tamales…

13 Dishes That Aren't Actually Mexican

So you're totally convinced that your dinner last night was an original Mexican recipe? Think again.

10 Things You Should be Buying at Your Local Mexican Grocery Store

If you're serious about your Mexican food, go past the ethnic food aisle and check out the local Mexican grocery store.

These Restaurants Have Some of America's Spiciest Dishes

Prepare your palate for some seriously spicy cuisine, because these dishes will put your spice endurance to the test.  From hot chicken in Nashville to a seriously spicy Thai dish in Brooklyn and eats throughout the Midwest and West that'll leave your mouth burning for days, these dishes wi

Mexican food is healthy? Forget what you think you know

The Mexican food we know and love is about as authentic as American Chinese food. Just as thick sauces, peanuts or frying crop up rarely in China, the Mexican food that Dos Caminos chef Ivy Stark saw on a recent trip south of the border didn’t feature many of the ingredients we expect“I want to dispel the myth that melted cheese and sour cream are authentic Mexican food,” she says.Cheese, in fact, is a rarity — she found none in central…

Why you should try menudo the next time you’re at a Mexican restaurant

Sacramento Bee video journalist Hector Amezcua shares his passion for menudo, a red stew with hominy, tripe and pork in a spicy broth.

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Cafe owner doesn’t set prices on his menu items

Albuquerque, NM (WHDH) — A cafe owner in New Mexico doesn’t have prices on his menu. He wants you to pay what you feel and...

How to Spruce Up Your Café

Creating a warm and friendly environment is paramount to running a successful café. You want to draw customers in with a good reputatio...

What Is The Café Cubano?

All across Latin America, coffee producing countries have traditional ways of preparing coffee that have been passed down from generation to generation. The café cubano, which unsurprisingly originated in Cuba, is one such example.

You'll go away wanting more from CAM Café

If you haven't yet eaten a meal at the CAM Café inside the Cameron Art Museum, what are you waiting for?

'Death Awareness Cafe' puts customers in coffins to reflect on life

A cafe in Thailand is using a macabre gimmick to draw in customers -- closing them in coffins after finishing coffee.

17 Things to Know About Mexico eCommerce

Our exhaustive list of 17 things to know about Mexico eCommerce highlights key digital retail sales and trends in the country as well as future growth.

What to Pack for Mexico: 30 Essentials

Trip to Mexico? Booked. But first, take this list of what to pack for Mexico for a stress-free trip.

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Everything You Need To Know About Sailing to Mexico in a Private Boat

If you're thinking about going to Mexico this sailing season, you need to make sure you have the right documentation and Mexico liability insurance.