By now, we hope most people in the United States understand that Cinco de Mayo is not a major holiday in Mexico. Yet, here in the U.S., we take this opportunity to demonstrate our love affair with Mexican culture and heritage. A big part of our culture is la comida — the food. If you’re planning […]
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How do you celebrate the Day of the Battle of Puebla? Although not widely celebrated in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo has become a popular holiday in the United States thanks in part to beer and alcohol companies. What I do love about Cinco de Mayo is that people everywhere are enjoying delicious Mexican flavors. Much […]
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Saturday’s sun scorched down on us as we waited for our bus at Union Station. Destination? Rancho Cucamonga. Yes, that same hillside where a wild fire scorched thousands of acres just a week earlier. We didn’t know what to expect. Was the air going to be thick as molasses and hard to breathe? It was […]
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We are proud to announce LatinoFoodie’s first collaboration with the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach for its “A Taste of Cinco de Mayo” Festival on Sunday, May 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can expect fun family activities, live mariachi and folklorico dancers, vendors, a beer and tequila garden and […]
Continue ReadingThere are some who see Cinco de Mayo as somewhat of a joke because they feel their culture is being exploited by U.S. beer and alcohol companies. I see it a bit differently and let me explain why. You see, I grew up in Pico Rivera, Calif., a mostly working, middle-class, Mexican-American community that commemorated the holiday […]
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