Country Breakfast Burrito and Hot Tamales Ice

This week’s mission: a burrito containing everything but pancakes, and a mint revamp of an old-school candy. (By James Norton)

When Hunger Strikes

A little crunch, a little salt, a little sugar: These are the snacks we reach for. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

10 Vegan Lunch Recipes

Main dishes and desserts to pack and go. (By Roxanne Webber)

Outta the Back of a Truck

Some of the best food in Salinas, California, is found on the street. Why would the city take it away? (By Davina Baum and Kate Ramos)

How Green Is Your Takeaway Container?

Which takeaway containers are the most (and least) green? (By Elizabeth Gillian)

The CHOW Guide to Eating and Drinking in Austin, SXSW edition

From Tex-Mex to high-end, CHOW brings you the best eating and drinking locations in Austin. (By CHOW staff)

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico. (By Mick Vann)

Find them at La Favorita or Machu Picchu. (By Joyce Slaton)

When a few hounds got together recently for a taste-off of tamales from across L.A., best in show was Mama’s Hot Tamales’ black mole tamale. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)

Outdoor vendor in Richmond serves up the good stuff. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)

A hearty south-of-the-border “Hola” from here in sunny Mexico, where, resplendent in cheap sunglasses, I’m about to hunker down for a vacation week spent entirely prone on sand. (By Jim Leff)

Cactus salad and inky octopus near MacArthur Park. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Where God goes, divine food follows. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Atole warms your soul on the Day of the Dead and on into winter. (By Sarah Perry)

Mississippi’s hot tamales just got hotter, thanks to the oral history efforts of the Southern Foodways Alliance. (By Stephanie Rosenbaum)