At La Mixteca Tamale House, colorful masa creations celebrate Valentine’s Day — and honor a mother’s memory

At La Mixteca Tamale House, colorful masa creations celebrate Valentine’s Day — and honor a mother’s memory

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Born in Oaxaca, Rosa Lucia Hernandez launched a tamale business in 2018 to fulfill a longtime dream. After her death, Rosa’s children are keeping that dream alive. It’s not unusual to find Stacey Hernandez in the kitchen of her family’s restaurant, La Mixteca Tamale House. On a Thursday afternoon, her hands were deep in a big bowl of masa. That dough will get turned into tortillas, sopes – a traditional Mexican …