La Tortilleria

Three classics to ease your way into Friday & get your weekend off to an early start.

One of our favourite combo's, in true street taqueria style the hot-off-the grill Gringa with Jarritos😏. Pre-fiesta mode...Our classic eatery tacos paired with signature margaritas & tequila shots🌮🍸🥃 . Or after just keep it short & sweet with our classic horchata& Gerardo's mamá flan!🍮✨

Choose one or all three for your Friyay date.

¡Buen Provecho!😋

Us Mexicans not only start our Mexican Independence Day celebrations a day earlier🥳, but we also consider September as our patriotic month!💚🤍❤️ So, our Chile Relleno, Margarita Carlota & Mexican Mulled wine specials are still going strong this monthto get you in the fiesta spirit.🍸🌶️🥃

Book your table via our link & celebrate with all our Eatery familia.

¡Viva México! ¡Viva La Tortillería!🇲🇽🔔

It’s September which means we’re on the countdown to Mexican Independence Day (16th September)🇲🇽🔔

If you’ve got the spirit of Mexico in your heart, there are so many dishes you can create using the tricolour theme💚🤍❤️ & simple ingredients. Need some inspiration for snacks, mains & postre? Read the article available in the link below for creating your own flavour fiesta!

Because no Mexican fiesta is complete without corn tortillas & tortilla chips 🌽 Search for where to buy our products on our website or head into our Eatery to stock up! 🎉🥳¡Viva!





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📍🎟️ Are you joining Gerardo López & his special guest Kristal Smith, for our Victorian La Tortilleria x Clay Cantina Masa & Mezcal Masterclass?

We had an absolute blast, met a wonderful group of home cooks & shared some tales of epic Mexican travels...We're keeping our numbers nice & intimate so you can feel comfortable to ask questions, learn more about the recipes you're going to be creating & more importantly have FUN! 🥳

Remember, we'll be expertly creating...

🐟 Barramundi Ceviche - Gerardo will show guests how to make a vibrant barramundi aguachile ceviche with mango & spicy habaneros.

🤎 Bean Gorditas - working with real nixtamalised masa to delicious little tortilla cakes, stuffed with black beans & topped with queso fresco, crema & salsa.

🌮 Tacos Al Pastor - Kristal will show guests how to make this Mexico City & Puebla staple, pork belly Al pastor, grilled over coals together with sweet roasted pineapple & served in lovely warm corn tortillas

🌶️ Molcajete Black Salsa - an exploration into the versatility of mexican chiles, grinding a fresh & fiery Salsa in a traditional clay molcajete for finishing dishes with that famous mexican heat & flavour.

We're closing ticket sales Saturday 13th September - $185pp. Price includes everything you need for the day, drinks, snacks & more! Follow the link in bio to sign up & come join in the fun!





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September is a month of fiesta for every Mexican by birth & at heart🇲🇽🎉 . Our Chile Relleno🌶️ special fits the occasion perfectly to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at our Kensington eatery & perhaps a margarita, tequila or mezcal to get your throat ready to shout at the top of your lungs, ¡Viva México!💚🤍❤️

Book your table today & let's fiesta!🍸🥃

Friday lunch at our casa azul in Kensington💙📍 is all about quick, tasty feeds full of flavour. Enjoy tacos🌮 loaded with goodness, chilaquiles that hit the spot🔥, our special Chile Relleno🌶️ & a sweet postre🍮 to say adios to the week!

Drop in, power up & keep your day rolling with a meal that’s simple & satisfying.

¡Vamos & see you Friday!🎉

Time to practice your Spanish!🤗 Thank you SBS Spanish / Australia en español for this lovely & enlightening interview with our co-founder. https://bit.ly/3WTtKkB

🌽 El gusto por la comida mexicana en Australia crece cada vez más. Y mientras muchos restaurantes han tenido que adaptar sus productos al paladar australiano, otros están asociándose con agricultores australianos para reproducir el sabor auténtico de sus platillos. Escucha esta historia. 🎧👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3WTtKkB

Nothing says te amo more than sharing a bowl full of chilaquiles or raising a taco (or three). Celebrate your Día del Padre feasting with us at our casa azul, Kensington & enjoy a little treat to show your father figure just how much they mean to you.... ¡Buen Provecho!

🇲🇽🧀 | Queso Chihuahua is from… you guessed it, the same state that gave us those cute little dogs, Chihuahuas. 🐕

This cheese has an interesting history, being first produced by Mennonite immigrants who settled in Chihuahua in the 1920s. It's a pale yellow semi-soft cheese that is sometimes referred to as Queso Mennonite. Sold either young & quite mild, or for those you prefer a sharper tangier taste, go for the aged, vintage or some say developed option. Best used grated as a cheese topping for many dishes, cheese filling for chile relleno, or to make a queso fondue. You won’t find queso Chihuahua in Australia, in fact you’ll barely find the real stuff outside the state of Chihuahua! The best substitutes are Colby, a medium to mild cheddar, Tasmanian raclette, or a Monterrey Jack, which is available at Costco, most cheese & speciality deli's now can help you find the perfect substitute!

Tortillas have 2 sides…

You wouldn’t wear your t-shirt inside out🙃, or back to front. It’s the same for when using corn tortillas🌽💛.

So which side do you use? The inner side of a tortilla is the side that is facing up when the tortilla first gets cooked on the comal’♨️ (tortilla pan or belt). The heat causes this top layer to rise & because of gravity, it is thinner than the side which lays on the comal (the thick, outside). This thin side is the side you want to put the food on, as the thicker layer will be less likely to break or crack.

This is just one little fact you can use to cook more for your familia en tu casa!🧑🏽‍🍳

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is always done right with nixtamal corn tortillas, especially when you have those cravings of Mexico.

Don't feel like tacos tonight? 🤷🏽 Then sprinkle some queso fresco or cheese of choice, fold them over & there you are... quesadillas 💁🏽 Such an easy dish that even the niños could make them... we love seeing kids cooking up a Mexican fiesta! That's the beauty of tortillas, they're easy to use, carry the dish that you want to eat & no washing up after!

What's your tortilla dish of choice this week? 🤔😍

Follow your dreams & have a happy !

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Let's taco-bout Chillies. 🇲🇽🌶
Chillies are essential to achieving the unique authentic tastes in Mexican cooking & are used in marinades, salsas, soups, moles & more.

Mexico has hundreds of varieties of chillies & these are used to create a myriad of flavour combinations across thousands of dishes. The variety can be overwhelming, so remember, if in doubt, put chipotle in 😎 Chipotle makes everything taste better!

Use chillies for flavour, not just heat. Try having dried ones in your cupboard & fresh growing in your garden. Remember that the seeds for several fresh chilli varieties are available in Australia🇦🇺. Be warned though, as soil conditions can affect the spiciness level on several varieties – as a rule of thumb, if you want it spicy, go easy on the fancy potting mix & nutrient-dense fertilisers.

For those with a green thumb, Seeds can be purchased in Australia at retailers such as Chile Mojo, Poblano Mexican & Casa Iberica Deli.

Exciting news!🎉 General tickets for La Tortillería x Clay Cantina Masa & Mezcal Masterclass are officially live! 🗓️Save the date:
📍 Clay Cantina (Qld)- 1st September from 10:30am – 12:30pm & 2:30pm – 4:30pm.
📍 Ch!lpa (Highett)- 14th September from 2:00pm - 4:30pm.

General Tickets Available: 12th-26th August for Qld & 12th August - 8th September for Victoria- $185 per person🤩. Check out the links in comments for yours!☝

Meet us in 's beautiful kitchen or for a day of flavourful fun!🇲🇽✨

🐽 ¡CARNITAS! 🐽 In Spanish, 'carnitas' translates literally to "the most deliciously-fatty little taco you'll ever eat in your life" 😆 Ok well not exactly that, but close 😏 It means 'little meats' & it's basically pork slow-cooked in pork fat. With spices & seasoning. For a very long time until super succulent & tender. This Enjoy, eat & drink, life is a wink.😝
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Get ready for Masa & Mezcal Masterclass fiesta!💛🥃 🎉 A two-part masterclass special spanning two states where our very own Corazón, Gerardo López joins the glorious Kristal Smith of Clay Cantina QLD for a rare deep-dive into the magical world of Masa & Mezcal.

They will be hanging around the ‘cocina counters’ of Clay Cantina QLD on 1st September & Ch!lpa VIC on 14th September to expertly create...

🐟 Barramundi Ceviche - Gerardo will show guests how to make a vibrant barramundi aguachile ceviche with mango & spicy habaneros🥭🌶️ .

🤎 Bean Gorditas - working with real nixtamalised masa to delicious little tortilla cakes, stuffed with black beans & topped with queso fresco🧀, crema & salsa.

🌮 Tacos Al Pastor - Kristal will show guests how to make this Mexico city & Puebla staple, pork belly Al pastor, grilled over coals together with sweet roasted pineapple🍍 & served in lovely warm corn tortillas🌽 💛.

🌶️ Molcajete Black Salsa - an exploration into the versatility of mexican chiles, grinding a fresh & fiery Salsa in a traditional clay molcajete for finishing dishes with that famous mexican heat & flavour😋.

All washed down with some beautiful Mezcal cocktails🍸✨

️🎟️ Early Bird Tickets Live 4th-11th August - $169 pp!!

📍Clay Cantina, 2/16 Griffith St, Coolangatta QLD 4225
🕥 10:30am – 12:30pm & 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

📍Ch!lpa, 2 Railway Parade, Highett, VIC 3190
🕑 2:00pm - 4:30pm.

Link to tickets in comments👇🏽

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Say hola to our August Specials. This month...You must try our Chile Relleno🌶️ - Chorizo & Potato (Choripapa)! A fried stuffed chili in nixtamal corn batter, served with a rich red salsa made from tomato, garlic, onion, chipotle & chorizo. This main dish comes with tortillas for DIY tacos! ️! ️🌮😋

Our Margarita Carlota🍸, inspired by Mexico’s key lime pie🍋. Fresh lime juice & sweet, condensed milk make it perfect for a refreshing drink or a cheeky dessert! We've got Lime Splice vibes from this one...

Mexican Mulled wine🍷♨️
A mix of the delicious flavour of hot & sweet spiced wine with tequila 🥃.
Only available during August at our much-loved Kensington eatery! ✨

We have access to some wonderful global produce here in Aus, however the costeño chile is one rare variety that we would love to get our hands on.🤩

The costeño chile is only grown & sold in the Oaxacan region🇲🇽 📍, often used in local mole recipes, sauces for tamales, & salsas. It’s moderate in heat yet fruity & we give it a 6/10 on the chilli-richter scale.🌶️🔥

Dried chiles are favoured in Mexican cooking mostly for their flavour element more so than their heat. Authentic Mexican dishes are not fiery as they are often depicted. We will debunk that another day.🤔

Happy World Tequila Day!🎉✨ Salud to all the tacos that will be sacrificed today with my margarita!🌮🍸🤪

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Mexican Cheeses!🧀🇲🇽
If you're craving a bowl of hot tortilla soup topped with queso panela but don't know what could possibly fill it's shoes here in Aus... fear not!

Queso Panela is sometimes referred to as ‘queso de la canasta’🧺 (cheese of the basket) due to the way it is hung up in a basket to set, which in turn creates the shape and distinctive basket pattern on the outside of the cheese.

Panela is a fresh white cheese, soft (think a little firmer than queso fresco), & has a very mild taste. The best substitutes available here in Australia are paneer, halloumi, or a very firm ricotta. 🕵‍♀️ If you're really hankering for some & are willing to go hunting for it some good quality Latino delis will sell real panela- we recommend calling around to save time though as it's not super common!

Flashback Friday⚡ Circa December 2012 - It's not just our logo that embodies the spirit of Frida Kahlo - she is also a major inspiration for a lot of what we do in our business, including how we decorated our restaurant! For those who have been to Frida's Casa Azul in Coyoacán, Mexico City, our place will look familiar: bright & bursting with colour (artists hey? 🎨).

So in 2012 when presented with the question "What do you want to do with the big blank brick wall?" the answer came easy - make art out of it! Insert the skilled hands of artist & suddenly our eatery was complete!💙

Our specials keep the fiesta going, & on 🌮, they're even better! Take your taste buds on a trip to Yucatán Pen*sula with our mouth-watering cochinita pibil tacos🐽✨ Pair them with a Jamaica Margarita🌺 or a Smokey Paloma🍹.

Don't miss out – grab your amigos to join the taco fiesta!🎉