Los Angeles has long been a serious place for mole, and it got a big boost in the ’90s when a bunch of Oaxacan restaurants began to open one by one and offer a range of traditional moles. That was ...

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There’s probably no Mexican dish more gorgeous and historically rich than mole (pronounced “mo-lay”). The dish looks like muddy gravy but packs a scrumptious array of flavors. It’s a complex paste of ...

Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday worth celebrating, but not how the beer and tequila brands want us to. Even though Cinco de Mayo has become the best-known of all Mexican holidays in the United ...

Mole poblano is one of the more baroque moles, having 30 ingredients or more, but this delicious plate delivers what’s most important: balance, a slightly oily texture from lard and a mild spice from ...

Welcome to The Oregonian's fifth-annual roundup of Portland's best new food carts. To read our complete list of the city's 10 best new food carts, go here. In Mexico, mole is a blanket term for whole ...

Monday marks Cinco de Mayo, the beloved annual celebration of... something related to Mexico. At least, that’s how most United States adults explain the holiday, with 41% of them asserting that Cinco ...

Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, an important Mexican military victory Though Cinco de Mayo doesn't have strong culinary traditions, many in Puebla prepare family dishes At ...

If you want great Mexican in Manhattan, head straight for Hell’s Kitchen. A rash of microscopic eateries have recently appeared—often carved out of delis and bodegas—that offer southern Mexican ...