Three Stars, One Milestone: Californios Becomes First Mexican Restaurant with Three MICHELIN Stars

At the MICHELIN Guide California ceremony in San Diego, California on June 24, 2026, Chef Val Cantú's Californios was awarded Three MICHELIN Stars, making history as the first Mexican restaurant in the world to earn the accolade. Read More

Even Award-Winners Aren't Immune: Chef Iliana de la Vega Closes Austin's El Naranjo

A James Beard Award-winning chef is saying goodbye to the restaurant that brought traditional Mexican cuisine to Austin, Texas. Read More

On The Border Finally Gives Up

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has finally given up the fight to survive. According to a company press release, the Tex-Mex restaurant chain closed all of its remaining company-owned locations earlier in June and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 19. Read More

Mexican Restaurant's Liquor License Suspended After Customer Killed in Crash

It may be difficult to tell when a customer has had too much to drink, but an incident in Louisville, Kentucky on May 14, 2026 shows how important it is to at least try to identify customers who should not be driving. Read More

Agostina Astegiano: The Woman Who Learned to Listen to the Vines

Agostina Astegiano was born in Mendoza, Argentina, and at age 12 moved with her family to a farm in Rivadavia. There she met Don Bianchi, a winegrower who taught her that love for the land is expressed through patience and dedication. Bianchi’s death in his own vineyard cemented her conviction that wine would be her calling. Read More

Tamaulipas: The Best-Kept Secret of Mexico's Agave World

In the highest reaches of the Sierra Madre Oriental grows an agave little known even to many Mexicans. It is called Agave montana, and its presence is limited to a few select regions. Tamaulipas is one of them. Read More

Meet the Champion Sommelier Who Left the Countryside to Conquer the World of Wine

At times, the story of José Miguel Jáuregui Ramírez seems to go against the grain.

He was born in 1989 in Ahualulco de Mercado, a small town in Jalisco where career paths seemed predetermined: doctor, teacher, or priest. In that rural setting, surrounded by fields of corn and agave, no one could have imagined that this boy would end up dedicating his life to wine and representing Mexico in international sommelier competitions. Least of all him. Read More

New Latin/Japanese Fusion Spot Features Garden-to-Table Sourcing

Fusion restaurants are definitely on trend, and newly opened El Jardín in Cape Coral, Florida is mixing three ideas: Latin cuisine and Japanese cuisine, and garden-to-table sourcing. Read More

Think You Make Good Salsa? Put it to the Test!

Are you proud of the salsa you make in your restaurant? Then put your salsa recipe to the test and enter the el Restaurante Sassiest Salsa Contest sponsored by Sammic! Read More