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SAN FRANCISCO: I left my heart in Chipotle

Chipotle is an American fast-food chain (stay with me here) that serves fresh Mexican tacos and burritos. Started in 1993, it’s modeled after the taquerias of San Francisco. The end result is not completely authentic, but still quite delicious.

McDonald’s used to own almost 90 per cent of Chipotle before it divested itself of the chain [...]

SAN FRANCISO: Viva la taqueria

My big mission in San Francisco was to have real Mexican food, so we headed to the Mission, a neighbourhood that’s predominantly Latino and as with most cool areas, increasingly attracting artists and hipsters.

An easy BART ride to the 24th Street station brings you right into the heart of colourful Mission Street. If I hadn’t [...]

CALGARY: Mexican food drought

Taco Del Mar‘s slogan is “Delicious is our middle name.” Well, here’s what I have to say about that: No freakin’ way. Unless “delicious” means bland, unsatisfying, and saturated with salt.

The chain markets itself as a fresher, tastier option to Taco Bell et al. I’ll admit I didn’t have high hopes, but I figured people [...]

JASPER: Fiesta in the mountains

Nothing gets a group of girls going better than a great meal. So to celebrate Katherine’s upcoming wedding to Tim, our favourite guy who is not my boyfriend, we started our night out on the town at a place called La Fiesta.

It’s in a great location off the main street and offers both Mexican and [...]