Latin Food

Cristina Costantini

No Quiero Taco Bell: How Mexican Is Mexican Food?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 04.17.2012

Over the past 20 years, business has been buenísimo for the Americans who have started Mexican food chains in the U.S. Chipotle, started in the e...

WATCH: Learn How To Make Middle Eastern Shrimp Recipe, Puerto Rican Style

Posted 01.06.2012

In honor of my quarter Lebanese roots (I’m still 100% boricua), an Egyptian friend sent me a family recipe for shrimp. As soon as I read the recipe,...

Cindy Y. Rodriguez

RECIPE: Marcela Valladolid, Chef Of The Week, Grows Up In Two Worlds

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 12.24.2011

Chef Marcela Valladolid says she was fortunate to have been exposed to both her Mexican and American heritage early on in her life. She was born in Sa...

Cindy Y. Rodriguez

Ingrid Hoffmann: Chef Of The Week, Thanksgiving Leftovers Edition

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 11.27.2011

Ingrid Hoffmann calls herself a professional eater. (Aren't we all?) But her English and Spanish-speaking fans like to refer to her as Chef Ingrid Hof...

Cindy Y. Rodriguez

Chef Of The Week: Aaron Sanchez Reaching A New Audience

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 11.18.2011

Mexican-American chef Aaron Sanchez is not new to the food scene. It's very likely that you have seen him, well, everywhere. Ten years have passed...

Cindy Y. Rodriguez

Chef Lorena Garcia's Empire Keeps Growing

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 01.10.2012

Latinos love food. Lorena Garcia is no exception. Born and raised in Venezuela, Chef Lorena Garcia has made a name for herself in the U.S. with gu...

Chicago Law Students To Defend Street Vendors

Posted 10.30.2011

CHICAGO– This city's roughly 1,500 Latino street vendors have won the University of Chicago as an ally in their struggle with the municipal governm...

Churros: The Hidden History

Fox News Latino | Posted 10.18.2011

FoxNewsLatino.com As the height of carnival season comes to a close, millions of North Americans like me will soon have to greet our old winter coa...

Susie Jimenez Of 'The Next Food Network Star' Talks Upbringing And Immigration

Posted 10.17.2011

As a child, Susie Jimenez helped her Mexican parents pick fruit. Working alongside her family in the fields helped plant the seed for Jimenez's long r...

9 Summer Recipes Every Latina Should Know

Posted 10.11.2011

Latina.com We do a lot of entertaining, and being entertained, in the summer...and that almost always means food! Whether you are hosting, bringing...