If Mexico’s Tulum and Oaxaca rank high on your list of favorite vacation spots, Cristina Lynch’s upbringing will sound particularly dreamy. Growing up, her Dallas home was filled with several decades’ ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. The future of the historic restaurant La Golondrina remains ...

Cristina Lynch grew up visiting her mother’s home country, Mexico, and spending weeks on her grandfather’s ranch, surrounded by vibrant stories of cowboys and artists. That artistry, craftsmanship, ...

La Golondrina Café has been a mainstay on Olvera Street since the 1930s, but its current owners are being asked to pay more than $242,000 in back rent or face eviction. The Mexican restaurant closed ...

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Dear SOS: I recently had dinner at La Golondrina Cafe on Olvera Street. Their flan was the best I have ever eaten. Would it be possible to get their recipe? Dear David: This recipe, from the L.A.