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Learning from Experts: Lourdes Castro on making healthy Latin food delicious

Many people in the US associate Latin restaurants with greasy, cheesy, fattening foods. Those unfamiliar with Latin food and the diversity within that designation might expect these qualities from Latin restaurants and use them to assess “authenticity.” This notion has allowed the idea that traditional Latin foods can’t be healthy which is a tough thingContinue reading “Learning from Experts: Lourdes Castro on making healthy Latin food delicious”

Learning From Experts: Lourdes Castro MS RDN on Latin Restaurants and Healthy Eating

If you’re like many people who made a New Year’s resolution to eat healthier or perhaps, to lose weight, now might be about when you’re really struggling with your goals. Restrictive diets and bland foods make it pretty difficult to maintain a healthy eating goal. This is especially apparent when dining out. Large portion sizesContinue reading “Learning From Experts: Lourdes Castro MS RDN on Latin Restaurants and Healthy Eating”

Que Chevere – In Action

The name of this project is Latin American Restaurants in Action, and a major part of it is to encourage and promote the work of exceptional Latin restaurants that do exactly that. What it means to be “in action” really depends on how you look at it. When we think of restaurants in action, weContinue reading “Que Chevere – In Action”

A Mexican Food Story, As Told By Mariana Pelaez

When asked to describe Mexican food, many people might think burritos, queso dip, Taco Bell, and Tex-Mex. While these foods of course exist, both in the US and in Mexico, Mexican food on this side of the border tends to be overly simplified and stigmatized as cheap, greasy, unhealthy hangover food. The reality is thatContinue reading “A Mexican Food Story, As Told By Mariana Pelaez”

Learning From Experts: Prof. Rosa Abreu-Runkle on Hiring and Retaining Restaurant Staff

It’s no news that in the past 18 months, the restaurant industry as a whole, has faced a multitude of endlessly evolving challenges, the ripple effects of which will likely continue for the foreseeable future. Millions of restaurant workers were laid off in 2020 when so many restaurants shut their doors due to the pandemic.Continue reading “Learning From Experts: Prof. Rosa Abreu-Runkle on Hiring and Retaining Restaurant Staff”