It’s all wrapped in the restaurant’s most heralded weapon, the flour tortilla, made specifically from wheat grown in San Luis Rio Colorado, Diaz’s hometown. Take Sonoratown’s costilla beef taco: the meat is rich, slightly salty and tinged with the flavor of mesquite smoke a layer of avocado salsa offers a light creaminess, offsetting the heat of chile de arbol red salsa. That’s why our menu is so short: simplicity is so much better,” Feltham said. “It’s simple, and that’s been the guiding principle. But it’s beautiful because it echoes those other cuisines we revere,” Feltham said, comparing it to New York pizza, which is beloved for the water that composes its dough. “I’ve heard the reason why Sonoran beef is better than anywhere else is because of the specific flora that those grazing cattle are eating. Today, many of its qualities come from Sonora’s blending of cultures in a region where the U.S.-Mexico border isn’t a hard line but a blur. “I’m glad to have had a small part in helping to spread the gospel of how delicious the food is in Northern Mexico!”Ī post shared by Sonoratown Taqueria the flavors of Southern Mexico are based in ancient traditions - the broad range of moles and spices in Oaxacan food can attest to that - Sonoran cuisine takes many of its cues from arid desert ranching and agricultural life brought by Spanish colonial settlers. than Arizona,” said Sonoratown co-owner Jen Feltham. “I always wonder why Sonoran cuisine hasn’t really penetrated much farther into the U.S. While Mexican food is revered throughout Southern California, the flavors of Southern and Western Mexico have a strong foothold as late. Though the restaurant has earned a following, Sonoran style - borrowed from the Northern Mexican state of Sonora where restaurant co-owner Teo Diaz calls home - is arguably underrepresented in the Southland. The restaurant’s success is evident beyond the accolades - visitors will notice a steady stream of orders throughout the afternoon, awards have piled up on the walls and shelves, and a second location is in the works along San Vicente Boulevard in Mid-City. Praise continued through the years and spiked recently when the restaurant competed with Mexicali and Tacos 1986 in a “Battle of the Bites” on actress Drew Barrymore’s eponymous daytime talk show. The little Fashion District restaurant earned renown from LA foodies in 2018, when it won KCRW and Gustavo Arellano’s inaugural Tortilla Tournament. *This print is shipped rolled in a tube to ensure safe delivery and ships within 3-5 business days of payment.LOS ANGELES - Sonoratown’s not a secret anymore. (The davechristianart watermark will NOT appear on the print.) Prints are printed on a professional archival grade, quality 268 gsm acid free Epson Velvet Fine Art paper and is signed and dated by the artist. Please note the colors on your monitor may differ from the printed art. Prints meet the industries standard for archival printing using an Epson 3880 Stylus Pro printer, and Epson K3 UltraChrome pigment inks providing superior resistance to water, fading and smudging. 30x40" canvas print size is available by contacting me in the Contact portion of this website. This print is available online in 11x14 or 16x20. The scene is set in a fall afternoon and featured hand drawn lettering detailing regional information including Sonora’s town motto, ‘Queen of the Southern Mines.’ This print features the beautiful and iconic ‘Red Church’ at the head of Main Street in downtown Sonora, California located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tuloumne County. The Sonora Red Church Travel Print is a giclee print of an original watercolor painting done by Dave Christian in 2015.
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