Hot tamale: the labor of love

I remember when I was about nine and playing catch with my dad in the front yard. He would always say “ah it’s a hot tamale, throw it quick.” I always thought my dad was talking about those bright red cinnamon flavored candies, but recently Laura Cecilia Barrera Coronado showed me what  “hot tamale” really means. The…

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No Yelper movement picks up speed

Tucson’s Vero Amore owner Aric Mussman is giving Yelp zero stars. Last month Mussman plastered a sign outside of his Italian restaurant with bold, black letters spelling out “Say No to Yelp.” After years of turbulence between the review site and business owners across the Untied Stated, the Tucson restaurateur is taking a public stand against the multi…

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Historic flavors of Tombstone vanish

Tombstone continues to work to preserves its Wild West roots, but has the historical town forgotten a piece of the puzzle? In a dusty town of miners, cowboys and wide-brimmed hats, fine dining is not the first image that comes to mind. But, with the success of the silver mines more than a century ago…

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Pumpkin Spice Invades America

When people think of pumpkin, it is no longer what’s in your Thanksgiving pie. The fall-time flavor has crept into coffee, gum, breakfast confections and snacks, what is next for the national phenomenon? For nearly three months out of the year, pumpkin spice dominates the food market with new variations popping up as quickly as…

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Hermosillo redefines Sonoran cuisine

Roughly 67 miles from the Gulf of California, surrounded by rocky hills and lush greenery sits Hermosillo, Sonoran’s thriving food scene. Visitors walking along the cobblestone streets discover creamy white cathedrals in the distance offset by crumbling buildings strewn with colorful murals and artwork.Busy city streets wind around the center of the city where the…

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