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Mexican food
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
Interactive: Anatomy of Pozole
Post date:Pozoles are a serving of warm comfort for many Mexican hearts. It comes in many forms and everyone has their own special way of preparing this dish. Learn more about pozole by clicking below.
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immigrant culture
The Migrant Kitchen
Pozole: The Most Controversial Soup in Indigenous Mexican Culture
Post date:Journalist Beto Lanz-Hola discusses what anthropologists have to say about this Mexican stew.
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immigrant culture
The Migrant Kitchen
Chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins Elevates Regional Mexican Cuisine and the Women Who Make It
Post date:At El Jardín, Chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins pays homage to her Mexican heritage by making use of ingredients and recipes sourced from women who cook at home across Mexico.
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Mexican food
The Migrant Kitchen
How to Make El Jardin's Pozole Rojo
Post date:A well-loved dish, El Jardin's pozole rojo recipe bears the flavors of Mexico with surprising tastes outside the country's borders.
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
This Man is Helping Save Mexico's Heirloom Corn
Post date:Masienda, a broker and importer for small-scale Mexican farmers of landrace corn, provides quality corn that help elevate Alta California cuisine.
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Mexican food
The Migrant Kitchen
What Shapes Our Expectations of Food?
Post date:Despite living in this global village, we continue to have pre-conceived notions of the cuisine we eat. What informs these expectations of food? How to they help or hinder our experience of food and the rise of promising chefs in the culinary landscape?
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immigrant culture
The Migrant Kitchen
How to Make Broken Spanish's Delectable Lamb Neck Tamal
Post date:Tamales are an ancient dish has seen many iterations over the centuries, finding itself stuffed with various kinds of meats, cheeses or vegetables. But arguably, the tamal has found its most exciting expression in Chef Ray Garcia's version.
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Mexican food
The Migrant Kitchen
Why Mexico-Based Chefs Find it Tough to Make it Big Across the Border
Post date:Mexican food has been getting a lot of attention in the United States, which has Mexican chefs trying their luck at opening restaurants across the border. But they soon find out it's not as easy to find success north of the border.
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
How Mexican-Themed Bar La Cita Bridges L.A.'s Diverse Communities
Post date:For more than 60 years, La Cita bar has wrapped its arms around a diverse set of the city’s residents — from recent Central American immigrants to second generation Chicanx feminists — making people feel at home amid its red tiles and sparkling lights.
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
New Book Excavates the Complexity of L.A.'s Mexican Food Scene
Post date:There is not just one style of Mexican food in L.A., says author Bill Esparza, but several. His new book explores the complexity and richness of the Mexican food scene in Los Angeles.
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Mexican food
The Migrant Kitchen
Complex Mexican Dishes In Cupcake Form
Post date:Inspired by memories of the markets in Tijuana and her days in the kitchen with her sweet-toothed mother, Karina Jimenez launched Viva Los Cupcakes with Mexican flavors like tamal con mole, horchata and cafe de olla never before explored this sweet form.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
The Migrant Kitchen
Boyle Heights' Primera Taza is a Coffee House for the People
Post date:While third-wave coffee shops are symbols of gentrification in places like Boyle Heights, one coffee shop called Primera Taza is doing things differently and establishing themselves as a safe space for the community.
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immigrant culture
The Migrant Kitchen
A James Beard-Nominated Author's Korean-Mexican Food Hidden in a Swapmeet
Post date:Quietly tucked inside of a bustling swapmeet in East Hollywood, you’ll find Nabi, a fast-casual counter serving Korean comfort fare with a Mexican twist. It is owned by a James Beard Award-nominated author of both Korean and Mexican cookbooks.
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
Drinking Chocolate: How this Indigenous Beverage Became a Widespread Obsession
Post date:Judging by the sheer quantities and varieties of use, drinking chocolate might be the most significant beverage of mission-era California and the beverage continues to have a presence at various L.A. restaurants.
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
Chicano Eats: Where Mexican Food and Design Intersect
Post date:Chicano Eats presents photos and recipes that quietly tap into mainstream beliefs about Mexican food being cheap, exotic or lacking depth — and underscore that the complex cuisine has more personality than most people realize.
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immigrant culture
The Migrant Kitchen
El Machete's Small-batch Hot Sauce Inspired by Mexico's History and L.A.'s Global Palate
Post date:Over the past five years, owner Ochoa has been cultivating a salsa brand that combined his love of Mexico, history and his roots in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles restaurants
Food
6 Fantastic Mexican Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley
Post date:Even though Latinos make up the largest ethnic group in the San Gabriel Valley, Mexican cuisine is sometimes overlooked in this part of town.
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Mexican food
Food
A Quiet Taco Revolution is Happening in South L.A.
Post date:French Algerian chef Farid Zadi is making North African tacos at his restaurant Revolutionario Tacos. Plus, we have his recipe for preserved lemons.
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Cinco de Mayo
Food
The Perfect Cinco de Mayo Menu
Post date:To commemorate the day, we created a menu of updated classics alongside dishes that call for Mesoamerican ingredients.
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Mexican food
Food
Recipe: The Easiest Salsa
Post date:So what makes this the best salsa recipe? It just so dang easy! (And we've got a great clean up trick as well.)