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This linking of food to culture—the notion of an authentic Mexican restaurant based on an authentic Mexican culture—led Huerta to focus on the Mexican restaurants in Chicago, with its sizable population of Mexican-Americans. After talking with the owners of mostly family-owned restaurants, as well as studying the menus of these same establishments, Huerta says that she realized that there are discernible contradictions to be found in the menus and personal narratives. The pictures, symbols and language employed in the menus, as well as in the decor of restaurants, all try to project...

Author: By J. Montalvo, | Title: Real Thesis | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

...Huerta says she was overwhelmed by the way in which Mexican culture is transformed into a one-size-fits-all mask once situated in the United States. “There’s a definite discourse of authenticity that Mexican restaurant owners and food critics use,” she says. Huerta now worries that reducing Mexican culture into terms that fit a menu may underrepresent an otherwise rich and diverse culture...

Author: By J. Montalvo, | Title: Real Thesis | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

...There’s a danger in categorizing what Mexican is,” Huerta says...

Author: By J. Montalvo, | Title: Real Thesis | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

...asked Huerta if she had any insights into Harvard Square’s very own attempt to recreate the real Mexican culinary experience, or at least fast-food experience: Real Taco...

Author: By J. Montalvo, | Title: Real Thesis | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

...know from my experience there is that the food is bad,” Huerta says...

Author: By J. Montalvo, | Title: Real Thesis | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

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