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Guanajuato

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Our Interview with Meso Maya's Nico Sanchez, Part 1: Honing His Craft in Small-Town Mexico

    When Mike Kearns, owner of El Fenix, set about opening an authentic, regional Mexican food restaurant in Dallas, he tapped Nico Sanchez, who'd spent his youth working and traveling throughout Mexico and learning about regional foods. The resulting restaurant, Meso Maya, has been open for just over a ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Maybe Mexico should build a fence to keep US out.

    When Mike Kearns, owner of El Fenix, set about opening an authentic, regional Mexican food restaurant in Dallas, he tapped Nico Sanchez, who'd spent his youth working and traveling throughout Mexico and learning about regional foods. The resulting restaurant, Meso Maya, has been open for just over a ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    A Suburbanite's Guide to Being Tactful When Giving Used Stuff to the Gardener.

    When Mike Kearns, owner of El Fenix, set about opening an authentic, regional Mexican food restaurant in Dallas, he tapped Nico Sanchez, who'd spent his youth working and traveling throughout Mexico and learning about regional foods. The resulting restaurant, Meso Maya, has been open for just over a ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2010

    It Takes More Than Icy Wings to Keep a Mexican Grounded.

    When Mike Kearns, owner of El Fenix, set about opening an authentic, regional Mexican food restaurant in Dallas, he tapped Nico Sanchez, who'd spent his youth working and traveling throughout Mexico and learning about regional foods. The resulting restaurant, Meso Maya, has been open for just over a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Explode Tonight at the Texas Theatre

    ​If you've yet to see a movie at the Texas Theatre, which recently began showing classic and foreign-language films after too long in the dark, tonight would be a good time to check it out. At 7:30 they'll screen Gerardo Naranjo's I'm Gonna Explode, which opened in New York last summer but never g ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2010

    Oak Cliff Becomes Cool Embracing What Other Parts Of Dallas Have Fought: Builders, Bikes And Immigrants

    ​If you've yet to see a movie at the Texas Theatre, which recently began showing classic and foreign-language films after too long in the dark, tonight would be a good time to check it out. At 7:30 they'll screen Gerardo Naranjo's I'm Gonna Explode, which opened in New York last summer but never g ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2009

    Mexican Men Would Love to Take Out Some Chinese

    ​If you've yet to see a movie at the Texas Theatre, which recently began showing classic and foreign-language films after too long in the dark, tonight would be a good time to check it out. At 7:30 they'll screen Gerardo Naranjo's I'm Gonna Explode, which opened in New York last summer but never g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Veggie Guy: Mexican Comfort Food

    ​The On The Range piece about Machacado con Huevo last week brought back some old memories from my childhood. I was born and raised in South Texas by immigrant Mexican parents. My mother was from Guanajuato, and my father migrated from San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Mom's home cooking mostly entailed e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    On The Range: Guacamole

    On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items. Jon Sullivan"Was there ever a fruit as sensual as the avocado? So rough-hewn, dare-to-touch-me masculine on the outside, so yielding, inviting, soft spring green and feminine inside?...It's no wonder that this perf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    On The Range: Carnitas

    Mike McCuneLittle bits of meat--that's the literal definition of carnitas, those bite-size morsels of pork that have served as a favorite snack food throughout central Mexico for many years. However, according to eminent British food historian Rachel Laudan, carnitas are actually the preferre ... More >>

  • News

    April 2, 2009

    Why do Mexican's love bad-boy cops so much?

    Mike McCuneLittle bits of meat--that's the literal definition of carnitas, those bite-size morsels of pork that have served as a favorite snack food throughout central Mexico for many years. However, according to eminent British food historian Rachel Laudan, carnitas are actually the preferre ... More >>

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Is Dallas Boxer Luis Yanez a Future World Champion or Just a Suburban Myth?

    He was an Olympic disappointment, but with his first pro fight on Friday, Yanez is out to prove he's the real deal.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Why Rod Dreher Really Isn't Wild About the Woodrow Wildcats

    He was an Olympic disappointment, but with his first pro fight on Friday, Yanez is out to prove he's the real deal.

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Ask a Mexican

    Mexican family ties are more than skin-deep

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Waiting on a Train

    Mexican family ties are more than skin-deep

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    Yo Soy el Army

    Uncle Sam wants you--especially if you're Latino

  • News

    December 28, 2006

    Coming Out Swinging

    Latino activist Carlos Quintanilla's combative style makes enemies, even among his friends

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2006

    Waking a Sleeping Giant

    Latino activist Carlos Quintanilla's combative style makes enemies, even among his friends

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    The Year of El Gato

    FC Dallas' Mario Torres carries the hopes of Latino soccer fans. But is he the future--or just a cynical marketing ploy?

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Mr. No Apology

    Bill Hill's office helped jail dozens of innocent people, and he's a shoo-in for re-election. Huh?

  • News

    May 30, 2002

    Open Season

    Border authorities fear a return to the law of the Wild West as Texas homeowners take up guns against illegal Mexican immigrants

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    White Boys and Booze

    Forget Hispanics and tequila. What we're really worried about are those darn homosocials.

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Lost and found

    Poor, brown, and inner-city. These Adamson High School kids weren't supposed to make it. They did anyway.

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Careless

    After an infant died in a Cedar Hill foster home, state investigators turned up evidence of neglect and greed. The worst thing is, they already knew.

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Last dance

    In Dallas' cantinas, where the company of pretty young meseras is doled out by the drink, a killer lurks

  • Calendar

    July 2, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 2 - 8, 1998

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Plugging the hole

    A bungling bureaucracy allowed murder suspect Maricela Martinez to escape to Mexico

  • News

    January 15, 1998

    Crime and no punishment

    A legal loophole lets illegal immigrants get out of jail nearly free

  • Dining

    July 24, 1997

    Keeping the pita puffed

    Hedary's Lebanese Oven & Grill offers reverent interpretations of ancient dishes

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