Industry News
MayJune Issue of el Restaurante Now Available!
The latest issue of el Restaurante magazine is now available! The issue is packed with articles, including articles about how to incorporate plant-based dishes into your menu; the importance of take-out alcohol to Mexican/Latin restaurants; the bene Read more
May 10, 2024
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Jarrito’s “Crawling” Across Canada
Jarritos is collaborating with 75 independent restaurants across Canada in a 6-week nationwide “Food Crawl.” The event started May 3 and runs through June 14. Each restaurant participating in the Jarritos Food Crawl is unveiling a unique “off-menu” d Read more
May 9, 2024
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Tortilla Tour Kicks off in Suburban Chicago
Thirteen Mexican restaurants are featured on a new self-guided Tortilla Tour that the St. Charles (Illinois) Business Alliance recently launched on the free Travel St. Charles app. Read more
May 9, 2024
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MayJune Issue of el Restaurante Now Available!
The latest issue of el Restaurante magazine is now available! The issue is packed with articles, including articles about how to incorporate plant-based dishes into your menu; the importance of take-out alcohol to Mexican/Latin restaurants; the bene Read more
May 10, 2024
Jarrito’s “Crawling” Across Canada
Jarritos is collaborating with 75 independent restaurants across Canada in a 6-week nationwide “Food Crawl.” The event started May 3 and runs through June 14. Each restaurant participating in the Jarritos Food Crawl is unveiling a unique “off-menu” d Read more
May 9, 2024
Tortilla Tour Kicks off in Suburban Chicago
Thirteen Mexican restaurants are featured on a new self-guided Tortilla Tour that the St. Charles (Illinois) Business Alliance recently launched on the free Travel St. Charles app. Read more
May 9, 2024
It’s 100 Exhibitors and Counting for the Antojo Industry Expo!
The Antojo Industry Trade Expo has announced its exhibitor list has topped 100 companies — and that’s with six months to go until the event scheduled, which is scheduled for October 13-14 at the Long Beach Convention Center. With 105 exhibitors now o Read more
May 9, 2024
New Product: Table-top Corn Grinder from Tortilla Masters
Tortilla Masters, which has long offered a table-top corn tortilla maker for restaurants, has launched a new product to support in-restaurant corn tortilla production, the Molino Masters corn grinder. Read more
May 8, 2024
Mexican Spirits Focus of StarChefs 2024 Rising Star Bartender
Max Reis’s career in the restaurant industry started rather inauspiciously at age 14, when he started working at a local bakery in Napa, California. A move to attend art school took him to Los Angeles at 17, where he joined a band, worked at Century Read more
May 7, 2024
Illinois Restaurant Association Offers “Meet the Experts” Night
Restaurants needing advice on human resources, public relations, law, licensing and much more can connect with experts on these topics during the Illinois Restaurant Association’s Meet the Experts event on May 15 from 5 to 8 pm at Tunnel Chicaco. Thi Read more
May 7, 2024
Café Rio Launches New Bowls Lineup
Café Rio, a fast casual Mexican restaurant with 163 locations, launched a new menu lineup of bowls in March. The new bowls are accompanied by eight new ingredients. Read more
May 6, 2024
Chef Carlos Gaytan’s Paseo Makes Downtown Disney Debut
Disney visitors and locals alike can now savor authentic Mexican fare in three new restaurants from Chef Carlos Gaytán set in Anaheim’s Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort. Read more
May 2, 2024
What’s the Average Price of a Margarita in a Mexican Restaurant?
Margaritas are giant sellers in Mexican restaurants. The tequila, lime and orange liqueur concoctions are on the menu of nearly every Mexican restaurant with a liquor license. What’s the average menu price for a margarita? And how are prices for marg Read more
May 2, 2024
Mexican Food Truck Chef Makes Class of 2024 StarChefs Los Angeles Rising Stars
“In a city full of storytellers, for L.A.’s hospitality professionals, it isn’t just about what is on the plate or in the glass. It’s about using California’s coveted ingredients to weave a more intimate narrative and to share those stories with gues Read more
Apr 30, 2024
25 Years of Los Arroyos: “I gave them something good”
Los Arroyos, one of Santa Barbara's most famous authentic Mexican restaurants, turned 25 years old last month. On March 4, they sold tacos at rock-bottom prices and churros to celebrate the anniversary. Read more
Apr 30, 2024
Do You Make Great Salsa? Get Rewarded for It!
Great salsas are part of great dining experiences in Mexican restaurants. If you make especially good salsa, we want to know about it! For the second consecutive year, we are partnering with Sammic to uncover great salsa recipes through the el Restau Read more
Apr 29, 2024
Mezquité and Mezcaleria Debut in San Antonio’s New Pullman Market
Restaurants are a big part of the appeal at Pullman Market, the new 40,000-sq.ft food-focused space from Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group that opened on April 23 in San Antonio, Texas. Read more
Apr 29, 2024
The Story Behind Alta Baja's Pozole Brülée
Alta Baja Market, a Latin market and restaurant in Santa Ana, California, was the winner of the el Restaurante Independent Mexican Restaurant Award in 2021. In a recent newsletter they shared this great little story about how one of Read more
Apr 26, 2024
Mexican Food Route a Highlight of Mexico Week in Chicago
The Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago, in partnership with Visit Mexico, will celebrate Mexico Week in Chicago from May 3-12, 2024, kicking off just in time to coincide with this year’s Cinco de Mayo festivities. Read more
Apr 25, 2024
Major Mexican Wine Tour Hits Texas in May
Texas restaurant owners will enjoy a parade of the best wines from Mexico during a five-city wine tour organized by importer La Competencia. The tour begins May 3 and includes events in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas. Read more
Apr 25, 2024
Registration Open for Texas Restaurant Show
The Texas Restaurant Show, July 13-15, will feature over 500 exhibitors and numerous education sessions. The event, hosted by the Texas Restaurant Association, will be held in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Read more
Apr 24, 2024
Tijuana Flats Closes 11 Locations, Declares Bankruptcy
Tijuana Flats, a fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant founded in 1995, is entering a “new chapter” in its existence, according to a company press release. The company announced on April 19 that a new ownership group has acquired the restaurant and that in Read more
Apr 23, 2024
Watch Livestream Memorial for World Central Kitchen Fatalities
Chef Jose Andres’ group World Central Kitchen has announced a Celebration of Life event to honor the seven members of their organization who were killed while delivering food in Gaza on April 1. (Click here to read about that.) The event will held at Read more
Apr 23, 2024