North-American Food and Cooking

The EV Finally Gets an SF Burrito Mojado

Taqueria Cancun's burrito mojado is a gigantic carne asado burrito drowning in sauces. In San Francisco's Mission District, where the burrito as we know it was invented, the ultimate form is known as the burrito mojado ("wet burrito"). An overstuffed flour-tortilla burrito is smothered in all the ... More >>

Go Green at Sabor a Mexico Taqueria

No, not eco. Green sauce, folks.

Some of the City's Best Nachos, in an Unexpected Place

No lack of cheese on this version of New York's favorite bar snack. Nachos is a quintessential Tex-Mex dish that was invented in the border town of Piedras Negras in 1943 by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, but it's now on the menu of nearly every family-style chain restaurant, fast food establishment, and ... More >>

The Story of Pozole

This beautiful bowl of green pozole is Dish #2 in our countdown. We're nearly at the end of 100 Dishes to Eat Now, our tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue! Many of us are familiar with the pork-and-hominy stew called pozole that's available as a weekend special at taquerias in ... More >>

Chiapas, NYC at Casa Enrique

The city gets some long overdue regional Mexican fare

Tacos Cachanilla: Pass Me the Pigskin

A visit to one of the city's most evolved taquerias

5 Best Things To Eat at Tacos Cachanilla

What the hell is this? It looks like some abstract 3-D painting. [See Tejal Rao's review of Neta in photos] This week, Counter Culture sneaks into Tacos Cachanilla in the shadow of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Sunset Park. It's probably the city's most evolved taqueria and claims to mo ... More >>

The Story of Tlaycoyos

Patty's Taco Truck's fully loaded tlaycoyo Tlaycoyo, from an Nahuatl Indian word, is a central Mexican street food consisting of an oblong slab of masa dough that has been stuffed with a layer of crushed beans and cooked on a comal - a flat or sometimes slightly concave griddle.

Love the Beans, Hate the Beaner

One of the greatest stories I ever worked on involved neo-Nazis and burritos

Humongous New Chile Relleno Taco Placeros Sighted in Sunset Park

How lush was my taco? At the invitation of Serious Eats Mexican-food expert Scarlett Lindeman, I visited a newish taqueria in Sunset Park in the shadow of the looming Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn's largest Roman Catholic cathedral. The place is called Tacos Cachanilla, and one of the lures ... More >>

My 5 Favorite NYC Breakfast Tacos

The huevos con chorizo breakfast taco at Tacombi The breakfast taco is a Tex-Mex specialty that originated in Austin (some say San Antonio) probably in the 1970s. In both cities it is firmly fixed in the breakfast firmament, and a recent trip to Central Texas suggested you could get one in nearly ... More >>

Recipe: Oaxacan-Style Tamales from Almond

Today we bring to you a recipe from Almond, an American bistro in the Flatiron district. One of the restaurant's bussers named Antony actually acquired the recipe from his grandmother who comes from Tulcingo del Valle, Puebla. She made these tamales at her neighborhood and church gatherings. The t ... More >>

Florencia 13: Gangsters Get Their Burritos

California expats find themselves a clubhouse in NYC

What's Angelo Sosa Up To at Anejo Tequileria?

The best dish we tried was the scrumptious beef taquitos. Angelo Sosa - the season seven Top Chef contestant who ended up in second place - opened Anejo Tequileria in Hell's Kitchen as chef and partner this past January, focusing on aged tequilas and similar Mexican fermented products. Fork in the ... More >>

Are There Different Kinds of Mexican Food?

Tacos Morelos: A Starchy Delight Shines in Queens

Five Tacos Offers Some Taco Redemption

After yesterday's sham of a taco lunch, we decided to venture out and find ourselves some tacos worth eating. Fortunately, we were successful in our quest, chowing down at the recently opened Five Tacos, a sister eatery to next door's Ten Degrees, located on the easternmost block of St. Mark's Plac ... More >>

Cemita Versus Torta: Your Mexican Sandwich Primer

Peeling back the top of a sandwich from a Mexican bodega can sometimes cause momentary confusion. "Where's the pickled jalapeno? What's this green stuff?" is all too common a refrain. Here we clear up the difference between the two most popular Mexican sandwiches, the cemita and the torta, and where ... More >>

Goat Town Brings Puffy Tacos, San Antonio Style, to NYC

The puffy tacos on Mexican Mondays at Goat Town An old friend of mine, Julie Farias, recently took over as chef at Goat Town, an East Village bistro. Julie was born and raised in San Antonio, and with her assistance, I made a trip there a couple of years ago. The Central Texas city is one of the c ... More >>

Barbuto Chef Jonathan Waxman on His New Gig at Rosa Mexicano and How to Cook the Perfect Chicken

No question that Barbuto chef Jonathan Waxman has seen it all. His career has now spanned several decades, but his fresh, seasonal cuisine is as contemporary as ever. Oft-cited as one of the fathers of New American cuisine, he now has a gig championing food from south of the border. Waxman recently ... More >>

Dorado Now Slinging Inexpensive Baja-Style Fish Tacos and More

Lauren ShockeyDorado Taco's classic Baja-style taco​The plywood's off at Dorado, a Boston-based taqueria and quesadilla shop that's set up shop in Greenwich Village. On the menu you'll find soft corn tortillas filled with fried fish (Baja-style), grilled fish, beer-battered shrimp, chorizo, st ... More >>

Dorado and Tortaria Bringing Mexican Food to Greenwich Village. Fiesta!

Looks like NYU students and other Greenwich Village residents will be getting a pair of Mexican eateries in the new year. Opening at 28 East 12th Street (212-627-0900) will be Dorado, specializing in tacos and quesadillas. And right around the corner at 94 University Place (212-776-1830) will soon b ... More >>

Dia de los Muertos: Let's Go Eat for the Dead

Maya's Margarita del Diablo: Just what your late family members might drink?​ Most people gear up for Halloween parties as October comes to an end. With all of the costume planning and candy eating going on, it's easy to forget about that other spooky holiday, Dia de los Muertos. The family-f ... More >>

Dos Caminos Chef Ivy Stark on Day of the Dead Culinary Traditions: Interview Part 2

Photo courtesy Ivy StarkCan't find good Mexican food? Talk to Ivy Stark.​ Yesterday we spoke to Dos Caminos chef Ivy Stark about her new cookbook, Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food, now available on Amazon (it officially hits stores next week). Today we shift gears somewhat as Ivy tells us wha ... More >>

Dos Caminos Chef Ivy Stark on New York City's Best Mexican Street Food

Photo courtesy Ivy StarkIvy Stark eats from the street​ Dos Caminos is one of the city's more upscale Mexican restaurants, but chef Ivy Stark has a soft spot for Mexican street food. So much so that she just wrote a book about tacos, tortas, and a bevy of other street snacks titled, appropria ... More >>

Cheap and Filling Veggie Fare at Aussie-Inspired Tuck Shop

​ This Aussie-inspired mini-chain is best known for its cheap and filling meat pies, hearty things perfect for a quick meal before or after a night of drinking in the East Village. Its vegetarian options are no less tasty (or cheap). Take the vegetarian chili. At only $6, it has a flavor and c ... More >>

Ask the Critics: Where Can I Eat Lots of Delicious Poutine?

sashamd/flickrPoutine. Better than black tar heroin. ​ Stephanie B. Asks: I love poutine. Loooooove poutine. Probably because I'm Canadian. Where can I get some good poutine in the city? Dear Stephanie: I saved this question for the day my Monument Lane review came out, because that rest ... More >>

Our 10 Best Bushwick Restaurants

​Plenty of fleecy white ricotta nicely peppered, pickled artichokes, and mozzarella on a perfect coal-fired crust, from Verde Coal Oven. Bushwick is potentially one of Brooklyn's best dining destinations. With its large Latin population, the cuisines of the Spanish diaspora are well represe ... More >>

Empellon--Alex Stupak's Big Experiment

Can a renowned pastry chef make a decent taco?

Five Great Cheap Mexican Dishes To Eat Now

​Don't get the delicious red guajillo chile sauce on your sleeve. It will never wash out. Ever since immigration from southern Mexico began in the 1980s due to prolonged drought, Mexican food around here has been getting better and better, as more fresh ingredients have been imported, and ma ... More >>

Where Can I Get Oaxacan Food in NYC?

​Don't expect to find any Oaxacan food here. The name? A total sham! Lauren S. asks: Where can I get Oaxacan food in New York City? Dear Lauren: This question always makes me sad. In brief, there is no Oaxacan food in Gotham. I'm not really sure why, since it would be easy enough for someon ... More >>

Roberto Santibañez Discusses His New Cookbook, Truly Mexican, and Espouses His Love of Mexican Cuisine

Andrew GrantRoberto Santibañez is truly Mexican​Park Slope restaurant Fonda has become a popular dining destination for authentic Mexican cuisine. So its patrons should be very excited that its chef and owner, Roberto Santibañez, has just published a comprehensive cookbook called Truly Mexi ... More >>

Sietsema's 10 Favorite SXSW Austin Area Restaurant Recommendations for New Yorkers Heading to the Festival

​Migas at Cisco's is a "don't miss" Austin dish if ever there were one, served with your choice of tortillas or piping hot homemade biscuits. (Ask for both.) Last year I made some Austin restaurant recommendations for friends traveling to SXSW, the yearly music and interactive extravaganza i ... More >>

The Early Word: El Camion

Lauren Shockey​The East Village has its fair share of Mexican cantinas, but you can't really ever have too many tacos and tequilas in life, can you? So over the weekend we headed to Avenue A to check out the month-old El Camion.

Cholulita Sells Smut Under the J Tracks

Corn smut, that is. A Bed-Stuy bodega's authentic Pueblan food.

Got Rattlesnake? Ellis Bar Does.

This Fifth Avenue spot brings a mixed bag of real Southwestern food to New York

Fried Green Tomatoes, Shrimp, and Grits at BedStuy's Peaches Market

A Southern-style café that fits in like it's been there for years

Eating Kids at Cabrito

New Carmine cantina reverently replicates Mexican dishes

Mexico Invades Italy in the Bronx's Belmont

Mexican shoebox on Williamsburg's Broadway challenges Sunset Park

Black magic women

More than Pupusas at Uptown Salvadoran

Our Man finds the "entire peasant diet of El Salvador" in Washington Heights

Pouting for Poutine at The Inn LW12

Does Canada really have its own cuisine?

How Green Was My Mole?

A New Mexican café in Williamsburg excels at Pre-Columbian fare

Frida Fatigue

Our rollicking crew checks out a couple of Brooklyn taquerías

Serious Scorch

Flay outflayed by Sonoran hash house east of Union Square

Bullets and Burritos

Pan-Mexican fare replaces H at Bushwick's premier park

Seafood Aria

In midtown, something fishy and cheesy this way swims

Hometown Mole

Former delis bring Mexican country cooking to Clinton

A Bowl of Red

East Harlem Beats Sunset Park

Dutch Tacos