Mexican

Jonathan Zaragoza opened his family's Birrieria Zaragoza at 18 and has since garnered a social media following for regional salsa recipes and cooking alongside professional athletes. 

In the new PBS special Cooking with Legends: Ming Tsai & Rick Bayless, Bayless shares a recipe for simple steak tacos similar to some he has been serving at Frontera Grill since it opened in 1987. 

Season 14 of Pati's Mexican Table sees Pati Jinich return to her hometown, the capital and largest city of Mexico, to sample and learn recipes like tacos de suadero. 

Chuck Pine serves not just Chicago-style and Texan barbecue but also Cajun and Mexican regional dishes with produce grown on a farm at one of his two locations in the southwest suburbs. 

Michael Lachowicz has received acclaim for his French food in Winnetka, but now he and his longtime partners Miguel Escobar and Sergio Angel are trying out a counter-service Mexican restaurant in the northern suburb.

Make a customizable, fun snack or dinner with kids that's inspired by the PBS KIDS show Rosie's Rules.

In the thirteenth season of Pati's Mexican Table, Pati Jinich explores Mexico's largest state, Chihuahua. Get a sample with her recipe for skirt steak nachos.

The neighborhood of Dunning may be unofficially known as Chicago's other Little Italy, but new businesses serving Vietnamese-inspired beer, Turkish delights, and scratch-made tamales and tacos have recently sprouted up as well. 

El Alebrije in Irving Park highlights Mexico’s less-understood regional specialties with an artfulness and attention to detail that suggests we still have much to discover – and eat. 

Rick Bayless opened his fine dining restaurant Topolobampo 35 years ago, and in the decades since has received accolades such as James Beard Awards, aTop Chef Masters win, and the honor of serving food at the White House. 

For Pan Artesanal in Logan Square, the time leading up to Día de los Muertos is one of the busiest season of the year, as they sell some 2,500 pieces of pan de muerto in numerous varieties.