Mexicans talk about “la Vitamina T” (Vitamin T) to refer to tacos, tortas, tamales, tostadas and other carb-loaded delicacies. In this blog, I will share my unbiased findings and recommendations on local and not so local eateries, often served with a side of Latin America. Enjoy! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-30004064-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @vitaminat)http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6556566da4676001b872ff327dbbcbdf/tumblr_mmiw6nqsrZ1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Flores para Mamá - Indias Vestidas</big></p><blockquote><p>Foto: Manuel Rivera</p> <p>Desde flores y frutos, hasta cactos e insectos, la comida mexicana es…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/05/09/flores-para-mama-indias-vestidas/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/50001322438http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/50001322438Thu, 09 May 2013 03:42:22 -0500CalabazaChef AldoChicago. CultureComidaComida regional mexicanaCookingCultureFoodFoodiesLatinoLatinosMexicanMexican cuisineMexicoQueso blancoRecetasRecipesVitamin TVitamina TVitaminaTVitaminTWorld<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f3fcf5166b689a53aa69767ac4006f2/tumblr_mm23ancM7J1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Para Festejar a Niños de Todas las Edades, Pastel de Tres Leches</big></p><blockquote><p>Photo: Chef Jason Rivas</p> <p>¡Feliz <a title="Children's Day" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Day" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Día del Niño</a>!  para agasajar a los niños de todas las edades y para…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/04/30/para-festejar-a-ninos-de-todas-las-edades-pastel-de-tres-leches/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/49245166082http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/49245166082Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:56:45 -0500CakeCocinandoCocinarComidaCookingCultureDía del NiñoFoodFoodiesLatinoLatinosLaVitaminaTPastelRecetasRecipestres lechesVitamin TVitamina TVitaminaTVitaminT<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/396e8657e0dc0ff63c978e7f3abd1f7a/tumblr_mlswjwsXJH1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flock to the Shepherd -The Charismatic Taco al Pastor</p><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/04/09/flock-to-the-shepherd-the-charismatic-taco-al-pastor/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/48841348130http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/48841348130Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:52:44 -0500Al pastorChicagoComidaComida MexicanaCookingMexican cuisineMexicoMexico CityRestaurantRestaurantesrestaurantsRuta MexicanaTacoTravel and TourismVitamin TVitamina TVitaminaTVitaminT<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f18605969224c034e2e0aa3c39324f9/tumblr_mlsqrvPK3m1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Uno de los Siete Moles de Oaxaca: El Mole Amarillo</big></p><blockquote><p>Foto: Manuel Rivera</p> <p>Sin lugar a dudas, el mole es una de las grandes estrellas de la comida…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/04/25/uno-de-los-siete-moles-de-oaxaca-el-mole-amarillo/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/48837208795http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/48837208795Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:47:54 -0500Chef AldoChicago. CultureComidaComida MexicanaComida regional mexicanaCookingCultureFoodFoodiesLatinoLatinosLaVitaminaTMexican cuisineMexicoMexico CitymoleOaxacaPueblaRecetasRecipesTravel and TourismVitamin TVitamina TVitaminaTVitaminT<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f78cbff3c5b52ea20c87baf1f78cc37f/tumblr_mldsujDi4L1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>¡Aprende a hacer un exquisito pastel de Nata!</p><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/04/16/pastel-de-nata-con-mousse-de-chocolate/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/48177862758http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/48177862758Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:08:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/218708bb31c5d0c5a6a1a0753818aa4f/tumblr_ml4bnojiUk1rrnggoo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Seeking El Mejor Taco al Pastor in Chicago</big></p><blockquote><p>Photo courtesy of: El Califa. Mexico City, Mexico<br/></p> <p>Ou story on tacos al pastor was very well…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/04/11/seeking-el-mejor-taco-al-pastor-in-chicago/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/47745537368http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/47745537368Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:19:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/396e8657e0dc0ff63c978e7f3abd1f7a/tumblr_ml0p1hq7BZ1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flock to the Shepherd -The Charismatic Taco al Pastor</p><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/04/09/flock-to-the-shepherd-the-charismatic-taco-al-pastor/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/47589226409http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/47589226409Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:17:37 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6bb1ecf838ec2d06b8819c6e5c98d152/tumblr_mketp8a9XC1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Gefiltefish Goes Technicolor with Spanish Subtitles</big></p><blockquote> <p> </p> <p>The timing of this post is partly accidental, and partly intentional. I thought about talking…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/03/29/gefiltefish-goes-technicolor-with-spanish-subtitles/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/46576687887http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/46576687887Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:51:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fccaf6225d7aaf0fda0b2ab8f737381e/tumblr_mjvagl1WEe1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Sip of Heaven - Chocolate Champurrado #Latino #Food #Foodies</p><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/03/17/a-sip-of-heaven-chocolate-champurrado/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/45682893907http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/45682893907Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:41:09 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75a739de0c2fe4aae221d364c3b8494e/tumblr_mjh9265M5A1rrnggoo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Third Time’s a Charm - Tres Leches Cake. #Recipe by @chefjrivas #Latino #Food #Foodies #LATISM</p><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/03/10/guest-post-third-times-a-charm-tres-leches-cake/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/45085911385http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/45085911385Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:44:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9271cfe00e97f20608f759fce62540a2/tumblr_mj4jpf685g1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/03/03/nuestra-mesa-pescado-a-la-veracruzana/" target="_blank">Nuestra Mesa - Receta para hacer Pescado a la Veracruzana</a> Foto: Manuel Rivera</p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/44528418977http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/44528418977Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:05:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29070e6245c99e59a8cf2222f8d72c63/tumblr_miy5asSjSX1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Receta para hacer <a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/01/30/atole-de-guayaba/" target="_blank">Atole de Guayaba</a> Foto: Brenda Storch @lavitaminat</p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/44234923629http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/44234923629Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:08:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c203a2570c07f2114b0a972077d893c2/tumblr_mim0o4GJO31rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Estampas de Mi Ciudad - When in Monterrey, do as the Regios do</big></p><blockquote><p>Photo: Ilya Samko – Monterrey, México</p> <p>I have always said that like its people, <a title="Mexican cuisine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_cuisine" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Mexican food</a> is…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/02/22/estampas-de-mi-ciudad-when-in-monterrey-do-as-the-regios-do/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/43709551119http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/43709551119Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:57:39 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/552002025f988d1752953b09b7b375c4/tumblr_mi7dftAHDu1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Guacamole Nacionalista con Requesón y Granada Receta de Martha Ortiz, chef ejecutiva de Dulce Patria. Foto: Cortesía de Dulce Patria. Reproducida con la autorización del autor.</p> <p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/02/14/guacamole-nacionalista-con-requeson-y-granada/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/43068113799http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/43068113799Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:09:00 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8b4b086b3eb5626769abb1cec2760df5/tumblr_mi3kegkwCR1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Once Upon a Plate in Mexico: Fairytale Fare at Dulce Patria Foto: Brenda Storch</p> <p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/02/12/once-upon-a-plate-in-mexico-fairytale-fare-at-dulce-patria/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/42912888712http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/42912888712Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:49:00 -0600MexicanMexicoFoodFoodies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/78cecb3e8b4350bd1292a63f4809f395/tumblr_mho69vNbLT1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/02/03/de-la-candelaria-al-super-bowl-dos-fiestas-dos-mundos-dos-dias/" target="_blank">Del Día de La Candelaria al Super Bowl - Dos Fiestas, Dos Mundos, Dos Días</a>)</p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/42232458797http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/42232458797Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:20:19 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea15aafd1dba82af9d160e1b0e9e4c26/tumblr_mhgvaaBviy1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Atole de Guayaba - Receta de La Dulce Vida Never</p><p><a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/01/30/atole-de-guayaba/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/41909639451http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/41909639451Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:39:46 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a3f2998c580026ecdfeb3f9dec42a74/tumblr_mhgso09Ziv1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/01/30/1946/" target="_blank">La Dulce Vida: En La Esquina de México y Chicago</a>)</p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/41904988997http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/41904988997Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:43:12 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e9b6fedef10b690ed9fca3c4eef2a3f/tumblr_mh9pyofo6l1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/01/26/a-cup-of-magic-at-churreria-el-moro/" target="_blank">A Cup of Magic at Churrería el Moro</a>)</p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/41583881800http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/41583881800Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:01:36 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2ee97bae2e9ff8ac5130ff78c77baab/tumblr_mgrdr7TcsV1rrnggoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://lavitaminat.com/2013/01/16/estampas-de-mi-ciudad-saints-and-superheroes-at-mercado-de-san-juan/" target="_blank">Estampas de Mi Ciudad - Saints and Superheroes at Mercado de San Juan</a>)</p>http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/40750177892http://vitaminat.tumblr.com/post/40750177892Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:21:06 -0600