Decidedly Mex-Mex

Jalisco seems to be one of those places that certainly has the right idea, but suffers from poor management, or perhaps just a general carelessness on the part of its staff. Its recipes are fine : the stewed meats, sauces, salsas, rice, and beans are all first-rate. But it's clear that the kitchen skimps on the quality of their meat and fish.

"...Good Mexican food has many different connotations. Depending on individual taste,..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Next Wave

A comprehensive look at the emerging Rock en Español movement in the United States

"...off his musical influences: Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, and Mexican boleros. Sanzo counts Frank Zappa as one of his..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Life After Sierra Blanca

"...the dumping would begin. But the members of the Mexican federal congress (and some local officials) who came to..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

West Coast Meets South of Texas

"...At the most basic level,Los Super Seven is a Mexican-American all-star band made up of Tex-Mex legends Freddy Fender..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Framing the Border

Photography of the Region Between Mexico and the U.S.

"...of the Austin Museum of Art, scholar in 20th-century Mexican photography, and author of A Shadow Born of Earth:..."

May 1, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...the pachucos he grew up with, a sort of Mexican Yiddish...."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

The Mother of All Mex

Tapping the Interior Source

"...They say that no Mexican meal is complete without some chile. Perhaps this explains..."

June 23, 1995 Arts Feature by Patrick Earvolino

Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy

From Essex to Michoacán: the true story of the English exponent of Mexican cooking

"...surprise that one of the leading experts on traditional Mexican cuisine is an elderly English woman from Essex...."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...the only way for the poorest Central Amer­i­cans and Mexicans to make the journey. They cannot afford van or..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

TV Eye

Do you dream in color? Network execs sure don't.

"...out a lost opportunity. Or rather, celebrate my favorite Mexican family on TV you didn't know was Mexican: the..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Yummer Reading

"...Rosa's New Mexican Table..."

June 8, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Interior Designers

After 30 years, Miguel Ravago and Tom Gilliland offer a cookbook as challenging and fascinating as their menu

"...known for her passion in documenting and preserving traditional Mexican recipes, they learned more about regional Mexican cuisine and..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...garden of Allison Elementary School double as exhibits for Mexican artists Pio Pulido and Patricia Greene, respectively...."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Not Boxed In

Although filmmaker Carlos Avila grew up in Echo Park, only 10 miles from Hollywood, it couldn't have seemed farther away. With Price of Glory, Avila has finally arrived.

"...all, he grew up in East L.A., the veritable Mexican-American/Chicano homeland -- if you believe the few high-profile Hollywood..."

March 31, 2000 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Writer/Translator Liliana Valenzuela

"...Chicano literature and art become so important to the Mexican cultural elite, the intelligentsia who, a scant ten years..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Books Feature

Tales from the Valley

Author David Rice Interviewed

"...If you're going to inter- view a Mexican-American author," David Rice said to me on the phone..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Holy Mole

Las Palomas Serves Up the Real Thing

"...Las Palomas has been quietly serving Austin authentic Interior Mexican cuisine since 1983. The restaurant is owned and operated..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Food Feature

Zandunga Mexican Bistro

Mi Madre's hermana is growing up

"...Zandunga Mexican Bistro1000 E. 11th, 473-4199 Monday-Friday, 11am-10pm; Saturday, 10am-11pm; Sunday,..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

A Browner Shade of Black

Blazing trails of Chicano soul

"...sweet blend of reeds and brass, drawn from traditional Mexican genres and tempered with a love of rock &..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

So, Basically, Breakfast Tacos and Free Beer

Enjoying good food and drink for $10 a day during SXSW

"...Your cuisine of choice is therefore going to be Mexican...."

March 9, 2007 Food Feature by Kathy McCarty

"Selections from the Permanent Collection"

Mexic-Arte Museum's showing of selections from its permanent collection is a little confusing in setup and somewhat rough, but there's also something charming about its rusticity.

"...Congress Avenue museum that was just designated the official Mexican and Mexican-American Fine Art Museum of Texas by Gov...."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Sam Martin

The Michoacana Connection

Paletas on the streets of Austin, paletas on the streets of Mexico!

"...Like every Mexican child, I grew up eating my fair share of..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Albuquerque or Bust!

The Texas Senate Democrats make a stand in New Mexico against congressional redistricting.

"...with a logo of Texas superimposed on a New Mexican zia -- scurrying to New Mexico on July 28,..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Mi Son

Rick Treviño returns to his roots.

"...son Rick and his siblings Adam and Crystal. "We're Mexicanos, and our children knew that."..."

June 8, 2001 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...beating this problem. Shot throughout the infamous and gorgeous Mexican state of Chiapas, the documentary presents indigenous women's fight..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Myth, Blood, and Ink

What people have invested in the debate over the de la Peña diary : which suggests that famed Alamo legend Davy Crockett was executed by Santa Anna and not in the heat of battle : is not some mere fandom or kitsch, but a genuine passion for how the story of Texas is written and how it affects real life. It may no longer matter how Crockett was killed, but it does matter how we now allow him to live.

"...wants to hear them. A lieutenant colonel in the Mexican army who fought at the Alamo in 1836, both..."

May 5, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Beautiful Songs and Good, Heavy Sounds

"...There are people who remember when Sixth Street was Mexican. Before the calle ancho (I-35) appeared, and even some..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...had provided a sense of identity and pride in Mexican-Americans, had crested. In East Austin, things were stirring and..."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

The Flavors of Mexico

Gastronomic Gateways to Cuisine South of the Border

"...or sunbathing in coastal resorts with cooking classes. The Mexican culinary tourist trend was greatly influenced in the mid-Seventies..."

May 29, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Everything Personal

A Collection of Cookbooks with Experience

"...areas. Readers can dine in Chicago chef/restaurateur Rick Bayless's mexican kitchen or enjoy the anecdotes and photos of life..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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