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Essay: An Angeleno dines in Mexican Chicago. They're just like us
['Food Editor', 'Daniel Hernandez Is Food Editor At The Los Angeles Times. He Is The Recipient Of The Inaugural Nell Minow Award For Cultural Criticism The National Press Club In Washington', 'D.C.', 'A Finalist For A James Beard Media Award In For His Series On Dining', 'Travel In Mexico City.']
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(Daniel Hernandez / Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles may have more Mexican residents in total numbers, but in terms of who makes up each city’s Latino population, Chicago is “as Mexican” as Los Angeles.
Chef Diana Dávila, a leader in values-led dining, established this pillar of modern Mexican American comfort cuisine in 2017.
Advertisement“I think a lot of people don’t know,” said Ximena N. Beltrán Quan Kiu, a Chicago writer and consultant who specializes in Latino and Mexican American topics.
“The migration patterns are really huge — from Mexico to Chicago.”The influence of Mexican Chicago on all of us may run deeper than we realize.
These are among the most well-known multiethnic Mexican American neighborhoods in the United States.
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