They’re the hot dish of year, in more ways than one.

Latin cuisine is delicious and popular and has many kinds of foods. Among them are pastelitos and empanadas, foods that seem the same, but are not.

At Top Fusion Smokehouse, chef and owner Syron Wheeler is serving up a new kind of barbecue: slow-smoked meats with creative twists that reflect Springfield’s diverse food scene. Born and raised in ...

Fill store-bought empanada wrappers with tender braised oxtails, melty cheese, and sautéed peppers and onions for a Philly cheesesteak–style empanada that will knock your socks off. Osei "Picky" ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2019 and is updated annually. The empanada is the economical compact car of the fast-food universe — cheap, maneuverable, dependable, long-lasting ...