Put down the sombrero and back away slowly. Today is Cinco de Mayo, one of the most widely celebrated Mexican holidays in the United States. But all the taco eating and $5 margaritas can cloud ...

No. You’re going to don a sombrero, glue on a fake mustache and act like a poor, despicable louse. You’ll probably belt out a couple of lusty arribas for good measure. And you’ll laugh.

Then California joined the Union as a free state in 1850.) So, Cinco de Mayo began as a Mexican-American holiday, not a Mexican one. In Mexico, it's really only celebrated in Puebla.

Gustavo Arellano September 24, 2009 Dear Mexican, In “Garfield” strips in the funny pages that appeared earlier this year, Garfield is wearing a sombrero and taking siestas.

The bulky booths and cramped tables are gone. The new Sombrero is a hip, quaint, mirror-drenched little box of loud, laughing diners and rustic, flavorful food. Fresh, jalapeño-speckled guacamole ...