Maura Hernandez, my friend David Santillán Giles is in dire need of a cochinita pibil fix. He just moved to Chicago. Do you have any suggestions for him? Gracias!
Maura H. replied:
Hi Stephanie and David! Unfortuantely, I moved away from Chicago to Los Angeles a few months ago or else I would offer to show you around! I like the torta de cochinita pibil at Rick Bayless' Xoco (http://www.rickbayless.com/menus/xoco/xoco/) and another of my favorites is Mexique (http://www.mexiquechicago.com/), which has cochinita rilletes as a small plate as well as a plato fuerte option. Otherwise, I really feel your best option is to make it at home! I'm happy to share my recipe with you if you want to give that a go. If you have any questions about living in Chicago or where to find Mexican food or ingredients, don't hesitate to send me a message!