eMex: Women of the Agave; Best Mexican Foods Sold

News About Mexican/Latin Restaurants from el Restaurante Magazine

May 17, 2024

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Women of the Agave: Q&A with Xóchitl Liviere Reynoso Zamora

Women have played important roles in the agave industry for decades, but usually behind the scenes. In this interview, Xóchitl Liviere Reynoso Zamora shares the importance and presence of women in the mezcal industry and how it has evolved in recent years. Read More

Legacy Food Group Acquires

Best Mexican Foods

Legacy Food Group has acquired Best Mexican Foods, making it the company’s fourth operating division alongside Keck’s Food Service, M&V Provisions and Thomsen Foodservice. Read More

MayJune Issue of el Restaurante Now Available!

The latest issue of el Restaurante magazine is now available! The issue is packed with articles about how to incorporate plant-based dishes into your menu; the importance of take-out alcohol to Mexican/Latin restaurants; the benefits of robots in restaurants; and much more. Read More

Surcheros TexMex Shooting for 100 Locations in 5 Years

TexMex restaurant Surcheros ^® is aiming to have 100 locations open within the next five years, the company said. The restaurant, founded in 2007, currently has 29 locations. Read More

The Quest to Rescue LA Taco

It isn’t often that “save local media” appears on a restaurant operator’s or a restaurant customer’s to-do list. But that’s just what’s happening in Los Angeles, where the industry is stepping up to help L.A. TACO, an independent news site Read More

Café Rio Launches New Bowls Menu

Café Rio, a fast casual Mexican restaurant with 163 locations, launched a new menu lineup of bowls in March. The new bowls are accompanied by eight new ingredients. Read More

New Product: Tabletop Corn Grinder from Tortilla Masters

Tortilla Masters, which has long offered a table-top corn tortilla maker for restaurants, has launched a new product to support in-restaurant corn tortilla production, the Molino Masters corn grinder. Read More

New Product: Chicken Chorizo from V&V Supremo

V&V Supremo® is well known for its Mexican cheeses, cremas and chorizo, and now has launched a new product: chicken chorizo. Read More

Two Concepts, Two Approaches to Plant-Based

How Mexican restaurants approach plant-based options depends on many factors — guests’ preferences, price considerations, and the overall concept among them. Read More

Get Ready for Robots

The robots are coming! That might sound like a nightmare, but for many Mexican restaurant owners, using a robot to tackle tasks is more like a dream solution to employment problems. Read More

Tortilla Tour Kicks Off in Suburban Chicago

Thirteen Mexican restaurants are featured on a new self-guided Tortilla Tour that the St. Charles (Illinois) Business Alliance recently launched Read More

It's 100 Exhibitors Plus for Antojo Industry Expo

The Antojo Industry Trade Expo has announced its exhibitor list has topped 100 companies — and that’s with six months to go. Read More

Jarritos "Crawling" Across Canada

Jarritos is collaborating with 75 independent restaurants across Canada in a 6-week nationwide “Food Crawl.” The event started May 3 and runs through June 14. Each restaurant participating in the Jarritos Food Crawl is unveiling a unique “off-menu” dish, created to be paired with one of Jarritos' 11 flavors. Read More

Paprika: The Red Gold in My Kitchen

Paprika is often associated with its frequent appearance on top of hummus, Spanish-style grilled octopus and deviled eggs. But, which type of paprika is used on each dish? Even though they may seem the same, they all bring a very different aroma and flavor. Read More

Fusion Feast: Exploring the Global Melting Pot of Flavors

Culinary traditions have woven themselves into the fabric of society, defining how we celebrate, show love, or express condolences. Read More

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Do You Make Great Salsa? Get Rewarded for It!

If you make especially good salsa, we want to know about it! For the second consecutive year, we are partnering with Sammic to uncover great salsa recipes through the el Restaurante Sassiest Salsa Contest. Read More