Sabores Autenticos de Mexico - Authentic Mexican Cuisine |
Written by Debra C. Argen | |
There are 90,000 Mexican restaurants in the United States, and if you count the small taquerias, there are approximately 300,000. There is a new movement to clarify what is authentic Mexican cuisine, and celebrates traditional cuisine and the restaurants using authentic ingredients. Somewhere along the line, the term Mexican cuisine became blurred, and suddenly people thought of Tex-Mex, a blurring of Texas and Mexican cuisine, as Mexican cuisine. It was an evening of many "firsts" on February 21, 2006, when Mr. Francisco Mayoroga, Former Minister of Agriculture of Mexico presented the First Official Authentic Mexican Restaurant Distinction to selected restaurants in New York.
Eleven restaurants participated to create a special evening of Sabores autenticos de Mexico, bringing a taste of traditional authentic Mexican cuisine to New York using typical ingredients. The Restaurants and the Menu
Rosa Mexicano
Café Frida
La Palapa
Maya
Mi Cocina
Zarela
Café El Portal
Sol Azteca
La Esquina
Zona Rosa
Arium
A Mexican fiesta would not be complete without tequila and mariachis. Junior Merino known to those "in the know" as the Liquid Chef is a talented Mexican mixologist, who mixed up creative cocktails using authentic flavors including tamarind and other ingredients along with Partida Tequila, to accompany each of the restaurant's recipes, and of course, the mariachis played all night. © April 2007. Luxury Experience. www.LuxuryExperience.com All rights reserved. |