Join us in the Martin Luther King Center on Wednesday, September 25th where we’ll be hosting one of Year of Mexico’s many events.
Come meet, talk to and eat with nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author Gustavo Arellano presents a tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican food in the United States, uncovering great stories and charting the cuisine’s tremendous popularity north of the border. Arellano’s fascinating narrative combines history, cultural criticism, food writing, personal anecdotes, and Jesus on a tortilla.
In seemingly every decade for over a century, America has tried new culinary trends from south of the border, loved them, and demanded the next big thing. As a result, Mexican food dominates American palates to the tune of billions of dollars in sales per year, from canned refried beans to tortilla wraps and ballpark nachos. It’s a little-known history, one that’s crept up on this country and left us better for it.