Starting tonight (Cinco de Mayo) and continuing through Friday, Crema Restaurante will be offering a special five course prix fixe menu, with tequila drink pairings, that dovetails Mexican and French cuisines. Chef Julieta Ballesteros, from Monterrey, Mexico, calls the menu a “peace offering” of sorts to the French, and most of the dishes draw heavily upon her training at New York's French Culinary Institute. Even if you're not up for dinner, you might want......

There's no shortage of fiestas this Cinco de Mayo, so pull out the maracas and get going. Dos Caminos has a "Fiesta de la Calle" menu from May 2 through May 5th, a celebration of street festival food. They're offering tacos de chamorro (braised pork shank), baja tacos de pescado (fried fish tacos) and, perros calientes, bacon-wrapped kobe hot dogs stuffed with pickled jalapeños and chihuahua cheese. And because street food just isn't street food......

When Judge Michael Sauer sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in prison (which she may not even fully serve), Kathy Hilton asked, "May I have your autograph?" - insinuating he was seeking publicity. Flash forward to May 5th and over to the East Coast where Sauer's daughter, Michelle, was enjoying Cinco de Mayo with family and friends in Brooklyn. The festivities quickly turned to the Hilton case: “Once my cousins showed up and made sure......

You can almost smell the tequila and limes -- Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow. We've pulled together some of our favorite roundups for your fiesta-ing pleasure:New York Magazine hightlights Mexican restaurants with special menus and/or drink specials for the occasion, including Mercadito (their Margarita de Tres Citricos is pictured at right). Andrea Strong gives us a few more, including Crema, who'll be having a happy hour from 4-5:30 p.m. with 2-for-1 Margarita Imperials at the......

Happy Cinco de Mayo...while you're not eating guacamole, sipping on frozen margs and taking a whack at a Sparks filled pinata...you may want to do one of the following this weekend: THEATER: If you want to get out and see a little of the city in a way you haven't before, but the Shorewalkers Great Saunter on Sunday is too sedate for you, check out Accomplice: New York, which is three hours of hybrid walking......

Ah, Cinco de Mayo. We finally learned the backstory this year. Apparently, several decades after Mexico gained independence from Spain, France sent 6,000 of its soldiers to invade Mexico in 1862. On May 5th of that year, 2,000 ill-equiped but passionate Mexican citizens defeated the French army. Every year, on May 5th, it has been traditional to honor those brave fighters by partaking in a night of music, tequila and authentic Mexican cuisine, and we......

May 7 - 8: James Beard Foundation Awards Next week, the James Beard Foundation will present its annual awards -- Sunday for journalism and Monday for excellence in the culinary industry. It'll be tough to get in, but we'll share the winners with you next week. More information on their website. May 9: Tabla at ICE Tabla's executive chef Floyd Cardoz will lead a cooking demonstration and tasting of favorite homestyle Indian and Indian-inflected New......

This weekend, while you are nursing your Cinco de Mayo hangover, why not check out some art? We totally hear it works just as good as any hangover pill. An exhibit all about Chintown opens on May 6th, accurately called Chinatown (New York). Photographer Andrew Garn brings us a new view of the area by focusing in on the neighborhoods iconography. Bhudddas, sweat shops, garish neon lights hanging over the streets...it's all there. His......

Do you have one of those hamburger-crazy friends who is very hard to shop for, this side of wrapping a pound of ground sirloin with a ribbon? If you do, then we highly recommend you check out O'Neill's Hamburger of the Month Club. Coming from what might be the best press release ever to include how hamburgers and beer can be gifted over a calendar year, Gothamist learned that you can get a friend a......

There's a lot going on this weekend, as per usual. While we didn't celebrate Cinco de Mayo last night, nor were we at the New Order show...we are finding ourselves a little bit tired today. We blame the weather and lack of caffeine in our system, so we're hoping the sun will come out and we'll be able to motivate to some of these events: FILM: The Arlene's Grocery Picture Show is returning this Saturday.......

Although technically, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican defeat of the French army at the Battle Of Puebla in 1862, Gothamist looks at it as a great excuse to celebrate with food and drinks. Then again, we turn just about anything into an excuse to celebrate with food and drinks. Tap into your Mexican heritage and join in the fun. Ixta is celebrating Cinco de Mayo (and its one year anniversary) with a strolling mariachi......

It's Cinco de Mayo, and while most don't really know what the day stands for (it's not Mexican independence day, if that's what you thought), many do take advantage of it to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas, which Gothamist supports as a reason to have a holiday. Citysearch has an editors' roundup of places for eat, or find a Mexican restaurant in Manhattan using Menupages. Also, NY magazine said Maroon's has the best margarita,......