to find other Mexican regional cooking, like from Oaxaca or Yucatan or Veracruz or Baja, etc., so concentrate on those while you’re still in LA. What hasn’t been mentioned yet is Cambodian. NYC has no Cambodian food...

, whereas Ceviche being the more popular preparation in Southern Spain. And yes most Escabeches start with a Frying or Searing step, although in Mexico it is frequently inverted on particularly tough (large) proteins... for...

Let me see how many I remember: Hot sauces (Sriracha, yucatan sunshine, cholula, something delicious and carribean, Marie Sharp’s) Country dijon A-1 for husb Ketchup Mayo (lite) oyster sauce worcestershire capers jams usually fish...

). An LA institution, though “foodies” will cry foul. - Mishima (La Cienega/3rd) for Japanese noodles. - Loteria, at the Farmer’s Market (La Cienega/3rd) for Yucatan style Mexican food. - La Salsa (at the Beverly...

tips?) I’ve noticed this particularly at Mexican restaurants (especially in the Yucatan), and I’ve wondered whether it’s partially a cultural thing. Anybody know? It also annoys me that soft drinks arrive in...

For me it’s: La Paz in Calabasas. Yeah, so it’s not “authentic” Yucatan-style (according to somebody else), so what. The food is still tremendous, and the portions are big enough to feed a small army. I...

Where is this in relation to BBQ Town or the Yucatan Tacos? Or is YT changing over?

Yeah, I think it was Valdi. I never went in, as the general traffic around Eglinton and Oakwood was (and is still) a deterrent. Tex., the Costco warehouses are the same size and have the same number of products, from Winnipeg to...

, long-forgotten and inscrutably alien civilization.  But where to find them? I think it breaks the heart of any New York chowhound to read posts on Los Angeles board about mole dulce, or Yucatan barbecue, or the seven...

Huevos Rancheros are nice... but they are just a caricature of the Mexican breakfast tradition. BTW... your egg dish is not inauthentic in the Yucatan its common to serve Fried Eggs over a tomatoe-chorizo sauce with a side of...

(haute Yucatan) Places I’ve tried but not for me though everyone else loves them Boulevard Piperade Gary Danko Fringale Places I want to go based on reports and are high on my list Masa La Folie A16 Acquerello Alfred’s...

... they are clearly distinct from each other. Some of the Oaxacan Moles are referred to by different sauce names in other states. For example, take the Amarillo in Oaxaca... there is a similar sauce in the Yucatan & other states...

) tasty churros downstairs too. i hear the tamale shop across the street is good. *la flor de yucatan - hoover north of 10 – yucatecan -best cochinita pibil in town, only on weekends. otherwise its a bakery. kibi meatballs,...

) tasty churros downstairs too. i hear the tamale shop across the street is good. *la flor de yucatan - hoover north of 10 – yucatecan -best cochinita pibil in town, only on weekends. otherwise its a bakery. kibi meatballs,...

variations. Dommy says the tamales from the Yucatan state of Mexico, steamed in banana leaves, are in a class all their own. The standard version, vaporcitos, are stuffed with chicken and chaya (a leafy green) in a masa mixture...