For a generation of diners, that soft, sugary scoop mattered more than the sizzling fajitas. Vincent Rossmeier is a former journalist who now works in education policy. He received a Master’s Degree ...

Larry Cano is arguably the father of Taco Tuesday, having celebrated one of the first in his little Mexican restaurant in Laguna Hills named after a clay bowl decorated with a painted bull 65 years ...

Jose Alonso had mixed emotions Tuesday night. The El Torito Grill head chef was happy to still have a job, but sad to see that a big part of his life was shutting down, as it was the Newport Beach ...

In some ways, Mexican food has actually become as American as apple pie. Mexican culture is widely established in America’s restaurants. Some 11% of restaurants in the United States serve Mexican food ...

The El Torito Grill in Anaheim is nearly empty. It’s around 3 in the afternoon—the late-December rains ended just hours earlier, and dinnertime’s first brave diners trickle in. Most hit the bar; ...

Since the 1980s the bountiful Sunday brunch at El Torito has been a signature of the popular California restaurant group which also has locations in Oregon, Arizona and overseas. In fact, it’s 20 ...