Corn or Flour? In downtown Indio, Arriola’s Tortilleria has answered the question for five generations and countin
Culinary Escapades
Fresh Agave in Palm Desert is among the newcomers to Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week.
Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week celebrates the Coachella Valley’s dining scene, spotlighting new culinary styles and mouthwatering desert dishes, June 2–11. Specialty prix-fixe menus with lower price points make this a popular time to dine out for visitors and locals hungry to try a new restaurant (or an old favorite). Enjoy coursed lunches for $15, $20, or $25 per person,
Good Golly, Tamale!
A European American from New Jersey tries her hand at a time-honored Mesoamerican tradition.
Becky Montes has been making tamales for 25 years. Usually, the process is a group social activity, but today it’s a lesson. I am the student. Shortly after I arrive at the church where she’ll teach me, an Italian-Polish girl from New Jersey, how to make the popular holiday dish, she informs me that she doesn’t use a recipe. She