cinco de mayo

Cinco de Mayo isn't necessarily a holiday - but many in the United States treat it as one. It's actually a day that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1962. Regardless, many restaurants take today as an opportunity to have themed specials. The COVID-19 pandemic isn't stopping us from all the tacos and margaritas. H

One CNY restaurant is getting into the spirit (and the spirits) this May.

Happy Cinco de Mayo. Celebrate on Varick Street in Utica where bars will be serving up specials all day. Destiny USA in Syracuse will be lit up in red, white and green with Marachi music all day. You can also enjoy free valet parking USA if you have a '5' on your license plate. Find out all the celebrations at Destiny USA and others ways to save and celebrate at several other places around Central

You may pay more for guacamole because of the drought in California where 80% of avocados come from. It takes 72 gallons of water to grow a pound of avocados. The drought is slightly increasing prices. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your own guacamole. Chipotle revealed their home made recipe.

It's Cinco de Mayo. Not Mexico's Independence Day, but a day to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. To celebrate, several restaurants are offering freebies or deals. Here's 6 places to get a Cinco de Mayo meal at a discount.

This year on Cinco de Mayo, to honor our neighbors to the south and inspire greater cultural awareness, why not try some new and different foods and beverages?

Are you planning a Cinco de Mayo party, but you still need a bit of inspiration? Here are five tips for the best Cinco de Mayo party this side of the border:

With Cinco de Mayo around the corner, a few of you may be wondering, what exactly is Cinco de Mayo? Put down that sweet margarita and let us enlighten you.

While Cinco de Mayo is a holiday of Mexican heritage and pride, it's is often celebrated with parties that include alcohol. If you drink tonight, Triple A might be able to help.

No celebration of Cinco de Mayo is complete without a piñata. After all, what's more entertaining than blindfolded partygoers attacking a sweets-filled papier-mâché figure with a bat? In the gallery above, check out some of the craziest piñatas from craft site Etsy...

Cinco de Mayo is not widely celebrated in Mexico, but is huge in the United States, truly making it a Mexican-American holiday. There are more than 31 million Mexican-Americans living in the United States, a substantial and strong part of the fabric of the US. Here's a quick look at five famous Mexican-Americans:

We'll celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Thursday.  The Mexican holiday is a celebration of a military victory over the French.  In honor of the holiday, here are my top 5 best places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.