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Mexican

  • Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine

    Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine

    I don’t root for sports teams, but I do root for restaurants. When Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine opened in our neighborhood (Boerum Hill) a few months ago, I was jazzed that we were getting not just a widely-praised Mexican restaurant, but one that specialized in Oaxacan cuisine. We were in Oaxaca last year and the…

  • Kellogg’s Diner

    Kellogg’s Diner

    There’s something very appealing about a diner with unnecessarily good food. I grew up going to diners — specifically the East Bay Diner (RIP) in Oceanside, Long Island — and the Denver omelettes and French toast were almost besides the point. You go to diners for the convenience, the lack of pretentiousness, the camaraderie. Kellogg’s…

  • Where to Eat in Copenhagen

    Where to Eat in Copenhagen

    We come to this place for magic. No, not AMC movie theaters, I’m talking about Copenhagen. Ever since Noma opened its doors in 2003, Copenhagen has become the preeminent culinary destination for food-savvy travelers, even those lucky enough not to get a reservation (I kid). The city is so rich with culinary destinations, you could…

  • Birthday Enchiladas

    Birthday Enchiladas

    When Craig and I first started dating back in 2006, my friend Patty asked what sign he was and when he said Aquarius she weighed that against the fact that I was an Aquarius and concluded: “It’ll never work. Two Aquariuses? I don’t see it.” Seventeen years later, we’re still two Aquariuses battling it out.…

  • The Mind-Blowing Quesadilla at Salazar

    The Mind-Blowing Quesadilla at Salazar

    I was just about to tell you about this quesadilla at Salazar in Frogtown here in L.A. — I’d just posted the picture — when the room started wobbling and the pictures on the piano started rattling and Winston gave me a worried look and I realized I was experiencing my first feel-able L.A. earthquake.…

  • Melissa Clark’s Spicy Pork Stew with Hominy and Collard Greens

    Melissa Clark’s Spicy Pork Stew with Hominy and Collard Greens

    Here’s a cooking tip: if you have something in your pantry that requires a long soak (dried beans, for example, or dried chickpeas), rip open the bag in the morning, pour them into a bowl and fill it up with water even if you have no idea what you’re going to do with them later…

  • Rocio’s Mole de Los Dioses

    Rocio’s Mole de Los Dioses

    Sometimes you have to tap into your inner Mary Poppins and remind your inner George Banks that flying a kite is a perfectly respectable way to spend an hour or two, even on a busy day. So in the middle of my mad apartment hunting, I gave myself a break by driving up on the…

  • Jicama and Mango Salad with Jalapeño Lime Dressing

    Jicama and Mango Salad with Jalapeño Lime Dressing

    Jicama, when you buy it, looks and feels like a small planet. It’s big, it’s round, it’s hard. I almost put it back and thought about using something else as a first course for my friend Diana’s birthday dinner (during which I served a Smoky Beef Chili; that’s the next post) but the Jicama Mango…

  • Nothing To Cook For Breakfast? Make Breakfast Anyway

    Nothing To Cook For Breakfast? Make Breakfast Anyway

    Waking up on the weekend, one doesn’t want to get dressed. One wants to throw on a pair of shorts, veg out on the couch, listen to music and possibly read the newspaper. One–and I’m pretty much talking about myself here–definitely doesn’t want to go to the grocery store to buy breakfast ingredients. So what…

  • Eggs Adam Roberts in Homemade Corn Tortillas

    Eggs Adam Roberts in Homemade Corn Tortillas

    Here’s a mashup of two posts that I’m mighty proud of: my signature legacy breakfast dish that’s sweeping the nation, Eggs Adam Roberts, and my post about how easy it is to make corn tortillas at home. Combine these two things and you have a breakfast that’s off the charts delicious. If you keep your…