There’s an old Mexican adage that, when translated, reads: Ain’t nothing about a sandwich that can’t be made better by rolling it up in a tortilla. Oddly, Las Tortas has taken this saying (which I ...

Jorge Rojo, chef-owner of Ro-Ho Pork & Bread in San Antonio, left the practice of law behind for the crusty exterior and cushion-soft interior of the birote sourdough bread typical of his hometown, ...

With a multitude of fillings, such as pork and pineapple or tamales, the Mexican torta boasts nearly endless varieties. In the case of a typical torta, the bread is a crusty, oblong bolillo roll or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Torta ahogada (with hot sauce) from Tortas Ahogadas Mi Barrio in Oakland. (Cesar Hernandez/S.F. Chronicle) In 2000, Javier Padilla ...

Louisianians chew on po-boys. Floridians munch on Cuban sandwiches. And Texans can't get enough of the Mexican torta. The south-of-the-border import is as common today as the taco at Houston-area ...

Clamped to a vise on the center table of his workshop is a recumbent bicycle frame in progress, a study in cherry-red plywood waves like the driver’s seat of a Bugatti. In one corner, its sister bike ...

A colorful little corner of Mexico has popped up on a Capitola side street, complete with housemade tortillas and bolillos. In case you’re not familiar with bolillos, they’re the oval, crusty loaves ...

Although Torta di Pane translates as "bread cake," the round is really a baked bread pudding cake, which starts with a batter similar to bread pudding, without the milky quality. It bakes into a cake ...

Tortas are similar, in a way, to tacos or sandwiches. They are made with various styles and ingredients and are popular throughout Mexico — over the years I’ve tried several tortas while visiting my ...