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Looking for authentic Mexico City cuisine in Dallas-Fort Worth? Here’s where to start
This month, D-FW Sabores explored the food, dishes and the history behind them of Mexico City, the country’s capital. There, centuries-old traditions combine with modern approaches, making Mexico City a mecca for world gastronomy and a master of street food.
Mexico City’s origins date back to 1325, when the Aztecs settled on an island in Texcoco Lake. In 1521, the Spanish conquistadors defeated the indigenous people. That began the Mestizaje era during which the two cultures collided, combining flavors and techniques to create the Mexican cuisine we know today.
Mexico City occupies only 0.1% of the country’s territory but holds more than 7% of its population, most of them migrants from other states or countries. It’s, in part, why you can find such a wide variety of flavors in Mexico City cuisine.
There are countless high-end restaurants in the city, some awarded with two Michelin stars — Pujol and Quintonil. But the dishes that truly represent the city’s food identity can be found as frequently on a street corner as in a fine dining room.
The al pastor taco is the king of Mexico City street food. This taco is made with pork marinated in a combination of spices, including achiote, a plant native to southern Mexico and widely used in the cuisine of that region. In Dallas-Fort Worth, several places serve al pastor tacos, bringing Mexico City flare to the experience with music and slivers of pineapple.
Tortas are another ubiquitous dish in the Mexican capital. Because of their versatility and variety, they are one of the foods consumed by young and old, at school, at the office, on the street, in restaurants, or anywhere. We can also find them in North Texas, too, in places like El Rincón del D.F.
D-FW Sabores also explored the eternal debate in Mexico City: should quesadillas have cheese or not? At Tortas Insurgentes in D-FW, they’ve chosen not to pick sides and prepare them as requested by the customer.
Mexico City is the third region of Mexico that D-FW Sabores covered as part of a quest to find authentic Mexican food in North Texas.
For a look at the restaurants serving these dishes and more, check out this story.
Next, The News is heading south.
This story is part of D-FW Sabores, a series dedicated to finding authentic Mexican cuisine across North Texas, dish by dish, region by region.
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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Dallas weather: May 10 morning forecast
Today is by far our most active day of the extended forecast. After our Red River Counties got some severe storms overnight, we expect a mostly quiet morning. Isolated storms are expected to start forming just after noon. The severe threat begins mid-afternoon in a more scattered fashion, before a cold front ushers in widespread rain and strong storms this evening.
DALLAS – A powerful cold front sweeping across North and Central Texas on Monday is expected to trigger a wave of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, dangerous winds, and isolated flash flooding.
Severe weather in North Texas
Timeline:
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth warned that while showers and storms will begin developing Monday morning, the risk of severe weather will peak during the afternoon and evening hours as the front advances southward.
We are tracking two distinct phases of the storm system. Initial storms are expected to be “discrete,” or individual cells, which carry a high risk of large hail exceeding 2 inches in diameter. As the evening progresses, these individual storms are forecast to merge into a large cluster or broken line.
Once the storms consolidate, the primary threat will shift toward damaging straight-line winds. Forecasters warned that wind gusts could exceed 70 to 75 mph, speeds capable of downing trees, damaging roofs, and causing power outages.
In addition to the wind and hail threats, the system is expected to dump significant amounts of water. While most areas will see standard rainfall, there is a 10% to 15% chance that some locations could receive up to 4 inches of rain. Isolated flash flooding can happen over these locations.
Live Radar
We are watching how morning activity near the Red River might influence the speed of the cold front. The exact position of that front will be the primary factor in determining where the most intense storms initiate.
Residents are encouraged to monitor local forecasts and have multiple ways to receive weather warnings throughout the evening.
The front is expected to push through the region by Tuesday morning.
7-Day Forecast
The Source: Information in this article is from the National Weather Service and the FOX 4 Weather team.
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