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Mexican/Latin Chefs on the Move
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Chef Hugo to Open 'Pop-Up' Mexican Restaurant in SF
Chef Hugo Ortega, famous in Houston for Hugo's and other restaurants, is partnering with Mina Test Kitchen in San Francisco to create a temporary "pop-up" Mexican restaurant.
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'Top Chef' Contestant Opens Mexican Restaurant in Chicago
Katsuji Tanabe, an alum of "Top Chef" and formerly chef of Mexikosher in Los Angeles, has opened Barrio, a Mexican restaurant in Chicago. The chef reports that a key feature will be tortillas made with heirloom blue corn from Oaxaca. Read More
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Mexican/Latin Restaurant News
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Firebird Converts an El Fenix to a Meso Maya
Meso Maya, a fine dining Mexican restaurant chain profiled in the el Restaurante report on Dallas,
is growing. The owner of the concept, Firebird Restaurant Group, has converted one of its El Fenix restaurant locations to a Meso Maya concept.
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Tradition Continues: Las Brisas Notes 35 Years with 35% Off
Las Brisas in San Pedro, California is continuing its annual tradition of offering a big discount to customers on its anniversary, September 16. This year is their 35th anniversary, so customers will get a 35 percent discount!
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True Vegan Mexican Restaurant Opens in Texas
Newly opened El Palote Panaderia in Pleasant Grove, Texas is a true vegan restaurant. "Everything we do, we use no animal products whatsoever," said Aaron Arias, whose family owns the Pleasant Grove restaurant. Read More
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Leal's Mexican Restaurant Celebrates 60 Years
Leal's Mexican Restaurant in Amarillo, Texas celebrates its 60th birthday this year, another milestone for one of the oldest surviving Tex-Mex restaurants in the state.
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Salazar's, Landmark San Diego Mex Restaurant, to Close
Salazar's Fine Mexican Food
, an San Diego staple since 1972, will close on July 24.
The restaurant and its adjacent parking lot have been sold to make way for a new development on Market Street.
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Mexican/Latin Foodservice Vendor News
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Rudy's Tortillas Acquired by Teasdale Latin Foods
Teasdale Latin Foods, a leading national provider of private label and branded Hispanic foods to the retail, food service and wholesale channels and majority owned by private equity firm Snow Phipps Group, announced July 12 that it has acquired Rudy's Tortillas, a leading, independent provider of high quality tortillas and chips into the foodservice channel. Read More
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Sysco CEO Bill DeLaney to be Replaced by Tom Bené
Sysco Corporation has announced that chief executive officer Bill DeLaney will be succeeded as CEO by Tom Bené, currently president and chief operating officer. Bené will become president and chief executive officer effective January 1, 2018, and will join Sysco's board of directors. DeLaney will serve as an advisor to Bené through December 31, 2018. Read More
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Other Mexican/Latin Foodservice Industry News
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Latino Food Industry Association Officially Launches
With Hispanics now spending at a higher rate on groceries and shopping perishables more frequently than other consumer groups, the Latino Food Industry Association
(LFIA) announced its official launch. Read More
La Latino Food Industry Association anuncia su lanzamiento oficial
Con los hispanos que actualmente gastan en una proporción mayor en tiendas de alimentos y compran perecederos con más frecuencia que otros grupos de consumidores, la Latino Food Industry Association (LFIA, Asociación de la Industria de Alimentos Latinos) anunció su lanzamiento oficial. Lee Mas
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Webinar: Social Media for Mexican Restaurants
el Restaurante is sponsoring a free webinar on social media for Mexican restaurants on September 25 at 11 a.m. EST. The webinar will be led by Mark Sorenson of Social High Rise, a company that specializes in social media for restaurants. Attendees will learn about the basics of social media for restaurants. Click here to register
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California Close to Extending Bar Hours to 4 a.m.
California, home to thousands of Mexican restaurants and el Restaurante readers, is close to passing Senate Bill 384, which will allow local municipalities to extend bar hours to 4 a.m. Read More
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Immigration Service Releases Revised Form I-9
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TRA Marketplace: Packed with Mexican/Latin Products
There are countless interesting food products emerging in Mexico and other Latin American countries that could feasibly find their way to menus of American restaurants, and the TRA Marketplace in July introduced many of them. Read More
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