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Chorizo, Mocktails, Salsa Secrets are Highlights of JanFeb Issue of El Restaurante
Wow, the January/February 2026 issue of el Restaurante is one of our best ever! It's packed with articles to help your Mexican restaurant: Trends in chorizo; salsa-making tips from a bona fide expert; our 13th annual Mexican Multi-Unit Report; how to
Jan 23, 2026
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Put Your Salsa Recipe to the Test!
Are you proud of the salsa you make in your restaurant? Then put your salsa recipe to the test and enter the el Restaurante Sassiest Salsa Contest sponsored by Sammic!
Jan 23, 2026
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Applications for LA Cocina Culinary Youth Training Program Open
Do you know a young person who would like a pursue a culinary career? Tell them that people ages 16 to 24 can now apply for LA Cocina de Gloria Molina’s free, five-week program designed to launch careers in the restaurant and hospitality industries.
Jan 20, 2026
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“Ingredient Storytelling” and Shrinking Menus Among James Beard Chefs Predictions
What food, drink and hospitality trends will be heating up restaurants in the year ahead? The James Beard Foundation (JBF) wondered, too, and asked JBF-recognized chefs and restaurant owners to weigh in on 2026 trends. The following list includes som
Jan 13, 2026
Webinar: Preparing for ICE Escalation in 2026
The fear of federal border patrol actions against people of color gripped America in 2025, and it may get even worse in 2026. Law firm Monty & Ramirez LLP is hosting a webinar on Friday, January 16 at noon Central time on how employers should prepare
Jan 7, 2026
Dry January is Here! Try These 5 Mocktail Recipes
It’s that time of year when many of your customers plan to swear off alcohol—at least for the next month. According to The State Of Dry January 2025 report, the first nationwide survey to examine the trend, “Dry January has moved firmly into the main
Jan 6, 2026
It’s the Season for Rosca de Reyes: Are You Ready?
The Rosca de Reyes (Three Kings Bread) is a delicious ring-shaped cake enjoyed by Mexicans and Spanierds every January, specifically on January 6. It takes center stage on many tables and reminds people of the value of sharing.
Jan 5, 2026
Q&A: How Don Artemio Chef Launched New Concept Next Door
Don Artemio Restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas has wowed diners with upscale Mexican cuisine since 2022. Now the restaurant’s founder, Chef Juan Ramón Cárdenas, has opened Dos Mares right next door. The new restaurant is not just a casual extension of D
Jan 5, 2026
New Orleans' Barracuda: Maintaining the Neighborhood Feel Across Four Locations
Since its beginnings in New Orleans, Barracuda Taco Stand has been about more than just tacos and margaritas. It has created spaces where food, community, and ease come together naturally. With multiple locations and a reputation as a true neighborho
Dec 29, 2025
5 Rabanitos: The Founder's Son Prepares for the Next Decade
In Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, 5 Rabanitos has been, since 2015, a restaurant deeply rooted in memory, craftsmanship, and family. Ten years after its opening, the project is entering a new phase: generational change. Leading this process is Fernan
Dec 19, 2025
Mashable Ranks Top Mexican Restaurants in all 50 States
With all of the Mexican restaurants peppered throughout the United States, coming up with a list of the Top 50 isn’t an easy task. But it’s just what the folks at Mashable have done with The Best Mexican Restaurant in Each State ranking.
Dec 18, 2025
Taco Choza: Pre-Orders Help During Slow Winter Months
Taco Choza, a restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky that combines Mexican and Cuban cuisine, has typically experienced a drop-off in customers during cold weather months.
Dec 17, 2025
Comfort, Nostalgia Foods Top NRA’s 2026 Trends Report
The National Restaurant Association has released its 2026 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast, a sneak peek into the flavors and food items predicted to hit menus in the new year.
Dec 15, 2025
Sommelier Georgina Estrada Earns Women of Mexico Award 2025
Georgina Estrada, president of the Mexican Sommelier Association (ASM), has been recognized with the Women of Mexico Award 2025 by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
Dec 9, 2025
Camacho Garage: Nostalgia, Street Food, and a Space Where Everyone Fits In
In the vibrant Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, Camacho Garage has become a meeting place where sophistication blends—without asking permission—with the honest rawness of Mexican street food. The concept, led by Chef Franco Camacho,
Dec 8, 2025
Lisa Dahl Foundation to Launch at Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill
Celebrated chef/restaurateur Lisa Dahl will officially launch the Lisa Dahl Foundation, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to addressing severe food insecurity across Arizona's Native American communities, with a gala weekend benefit at her Mariposa Latin Inspire
Dec 8, 2025
Mexican Sugar: Maintaining the Feel as the Group Grows
Few restaurant groups have managed to grow as rapidly — and as gracefully — as Mexican Sugar, a concept that debuted in 2013 in Plano, Texas. With locations now in Plano, Las Colinas, Uptown Dallas, Houston, and the newest in Addison (opened in Septe
Dec 4, 2025
Velvet Taco Names New CEO
Fast-casual chain Velvet Taco has named Chris Schultz as CEO. Schultz brings more than 30 years of restaurant leadership experience. Most recently, he served as CEO of Voodoo Doughnut, where he guided the brand's expansion into new markets while keep
Dec 4, 2025
NYC’s La Palapa Celebrates a Milestone
When Chef Barbara Sibley opened La Palapa Cocina Mexicana, her flagship restaurant on St. Marks Place in New York City’s East Village in 2000, she had one goal in mind.
Dec 3, 2025
Moe's Expanding to India
Moe’s Casa Mexicana™, the global evolution of the U.S. fast casual chain Moe’s Southwest Grill®, is entering the Indian market with franchise partner Unify Foodworks. The brand’s international flagship restaurant will celebrate with a grand opening o
Dec 2, 2025
Tough But Wise Decision: Chicago's Chi-Latin Closing in December
In West Town, Chicago, there is a place that, in November 2023, was born not only as a restaurant but as a cultural manifesto. It is one of the restaurants recognized as the best in the city. A tribute to Latin roots, to the mix of worlds that defin
Nov 25, 2025
4 Mexican/Latin Restaurants Among OpenTable’s Top 100
Three Mexican restaurants and one featuring cutting-edge Spanish cuisine are among OpenTable’s 2025 list of Top 100 restaurants. These top restaurants were chosen based on insights from more than 10 million diner reviews, diners’ ratings, reservation
Nov 21, 2025
Dignity in Difficult Times: How Carnitas Uruapan Faces ICE Harassment Without Giving Up its Essence
On the corner where 26th Avenue breathes history, resilience, and the aroma of freshly made carnitas, the Carbajal family has sustained one of Chicago's most iconic Mexican businesses for nearly five decades: Carnitas Uruapan. They have done so with
Nov 20, 2025
