Sightseeing and a Food Sampler in Chicago

Sightseeing and a Food Sampler in Chicago

Chicago is an incredibly interesting city, historical in many different ways: as a hub for industry and transportation, important centre for immigration, especially Mexican, and also culturally and in culinary ways.  During a recent visit with my husband, we were able to walk around the downtown area, and try some delicious food ... click on title for more

Rosa Mexicano Restaurant, National Harbor, MD

Rosa Mexicano Restaurant, National Harbor, MD

Rosa Mexicano is a restaurant chain founded by Josefina Howard, a Spanish-Cuban chef and entrepreneur, who lived in Mexico for twenty years, falling in love with the country, and its cuisine.  Ms. Howard then moved to New York City, in the US, where she opened her first Rosa Mexicano restaurant in 1984, making culinary waves as the first upscale Mexican restaurant in New York. In National Harbor, Maryland, next to local attractions, a Rosa Mexicano restaurant may be seen as part of the landscape ... click on title for more