what about pupusas? i’m not too sure how the central american scene is in bklyn these days, but they are SO GOOD!! i’m thinking beverly would be a good place since there’s a bunch there, although i haven’t...

I didn’t expect all the drama. I love the fact that the show comes on PBS in rural Central Texas where Tex-Mex reigns. Away from Dallas where all the little hole-in-the-wall places abound and good food is nearby in a...

or the traditional chains... TJ’s offers decently fresh, nutritious romaine that holds up the entire week. Very convenient and decent quality. Lambs Lettuce ($2.50)... a very fine green that is dear to my heart (they grow wild in...

Mercado Buenos Aires, Saticoy & Sepulveda. No alcohol, no BYOB, great steaks. You’ll get some change after you fork over your 25 bucks.

to my mind as Eat Nopal. Whether in Puebla or Oaxaca one of your best bets for good food, at very reasonable prices, that the everyday Mexican would eat is going to be in the fondas of the mercados. The menu may vary, or, more...

the sandwiches are great. Forget Italian food here. Coming from NYC, you’d be wasting your time on even the best here, none of which is great. For lunch I do recommend the cuban sandwiches and some Mexican food at La...

Around here, you’ll get markets that are “regular” markets with a particular ethnic bent — so if you need staples and Armenian/Middle Eastern food, you go to Jons. If you need staples and Mexican/Central...

Well, I think Eugene has some GREAT restaurants considering the size of the city. Chao Pra Ya, Sweet Basil, and Ta Ra Rin are all very wonderful Thai restaurants. For authentic Mexican and Central American food I go to El Jarro...

shrimp and two fish tacos and an horchata; which is a lot of good food for about $7.) Also good, cheap, and very LA Mexican is the Grand Central Market downtown. (http://www.grandcentralsquare.com/) The carnitas burritos and the...

there is a Southern, Central and Northern Tex-Mex philosophy at work here. I think the same thing holds true for Cal-Mex , which seems to really be SoCal, and NoCal and beyond up the Pacific rim states. We grew up with a thin red...

Oysters, Catfish and Potato salad, there goes the low carb nothing fried diet! Marias Roast To Go in Grand Central does a Gordita which i like to think of as a sandwich with a corn type exterior J&J Burger Shack & BBQ on Adams for...

than chichen itza at the mercado la paloma. yucatecan cuisine has moroccan influence so the cooking style is very different from most other regional mexican cuisines) la parilla – silverlake and east la – grilled meats...

Heh, heh... you should send some Thais over to Central Mexico to hang out with the Nahuatl speaking women vendors at the mercados where they will enjoy Tacos of raw serrano chiles dressed up with an even hotter salsa!

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Tofu House 4) Thai: Nadpob Thai Cafe, Thai Paradise Restaurant 5) Mexican: Babita, La Sernada di Garibaldi (Boyle Hieghts location), Grand Central Market, 6) California: Luques, Micheal’s, Spago 7) Peruvian: Los Balcones Del...