By: Isabel Byfield Mexican food is famous worldwide for its flavorful palate, thanks to traditional spices, fragrant herbs and savory chiles that abound in Mexican cuisine. Most of these flavor-enhancing spices have added health benefits, like increasing metabolic rate. In
By: Brian Garrido According to Libby O’Connell’s “The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites” tortillas chips are a Tex-Mex invention. In 1912, during the beginning of America’s Industrial revolution, San Antonio-based entrepreneur, Jose Bartolome Martinez mechanized the making
By: Brian Garrido For Mexicans, mole is the madre of sauces. In “gringo” restaurants, with its earthy hints of unsweetened chocolate and chiles, it’s typically found on the dinner menu; but in truth, the gravy is served for breakfast, lunch
