Category Archives: Mexico

by Steven Doyle | March 6, 2012 · 2:58 pm

Houston’s Mambo Seafood Opening On NW Hwy In Dallas

by Steven Doyle

Mambo Seafood is well known in the Houston area, opening its first restaurant in the 1990’s. Their focus has been to operate in predominately Hispanic neighborhoods and offer fresh seafood selection with a Latin flare. The restaurant is now moving into the Dallas area on Northwest Highway near I35 in the old Nori Sushi location across from Pappas BBQ. The restaurant has a casual feel with a jukebox that primarily serves up fresh Nortena tunes. The restaurant is known for their cold Mambo Cheladas and inexpensive raw oysters. Look for the restaurant to open soon. They are hiring all positions.

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by Steven Doyle | December 20, 2011 · 10:12 am

Home-Made Tamales for Christmas

by Steven Doyle photos by Robert Bostick

In the past weeks leading up to Christmas we have been visiting various tamale makers in the Dallas area including La Popular and Abraham Salum at Komali where we got a primer in the art of tamales. This week we visited a very special woman who lives in the Oak Cliff area very near her son, co-owner of Coevál Studio and the new restaurant Campo Modern Country Bistro, John Paul Valverde.

We had asked John Paul if he had any leads on a good tamale maker and he sat back for a moment then smiled, “my mother makes the best tamales.” Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | June 12, 2011 · 11:20 am

Sunday Brunch: Komali

by Joy Jangles

Back when I lived in Tucson, I fell in love with the authentic Mexican cuisine over there – house made tangy and spicy tomatillo salsas, tortillas made from scratch, and the day-long simmered sauces. You can literally taste the love in native Mexican dishes, what better way to feel at home than eating food that’s made from the heart? Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | May 3, 2011 · 9:30 am

Cinco de Mayo Party Planner

by Crave Staff

We were just reminded that Cinco de Mayo is just days away and we haven’t prepared any piñatas of our favorite food critics, but we do know of a few cool places to celebrate. If we think of any more we will add to the list later in the week. Continue reading →

Raul and Olga Reyes Are Back With Mesa

by Steven Doyle

Former owners of La Palapa Veracruzana will be soon opening their newest restaurant in Oak Cliff, Mesa which is billed as Veracruz Coastal Cuisine at 118 West Jefferson Blvd. Chef-Owners Raul and Olga Reyes come from Alvarado, Veracruz the coastal city off the Mexican peninsula on the eastern seaboard of the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | April 19, 2011 · 10:22 am

Travel to Oaxaca, Mexico with Mextopia

by Steven Doyle

Ricky Avila and Michele Andrie of Mextopia have planned a special all-inclusive trip to Oaxaca, Mexico and want to invite as many of their friends to join them. The very special excursion is open to anyone, and they have already hosted at least one meeting at their restaurant to explain the adventure. Continue reading →

Chef Pyles in Zihuatanejo

by Stephan Pyles

It was September of 1998 and I was in Cuernavaca, Mexico staying at Las Mananitas where I was taking an immersion Spanish class for two weeks. I had a free weekend and decided to fly to Zihuatanejo to check out a new hotel that a reputable travel magazine called Mexico’s most romantic, Casa Que Canta. The hotel was just as it was described and thus begun my love affair with the twin cities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Continue reading →

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