Chef Diana Davila

The first time I had Diana Davila's food, she was the chef at an Oak Forest restaurant (owned by her parents) with the uninspiring name Hacienda Jalapenos. Her cooking was polished and sophisticated — indeed, a bit more sophisticated than the market would bear back then — but "cooking down" to... 15 Mexican beers ...

We look at the modern Mexican comfort food that made the menu at Mi Tocaya Antojeria, the new restaurant from former Cantina 1910 chef Diana Davila.

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An antojeria is a small-plate cafe serving antojitos, or "little cravings," and cravings are what chef Diana Davila's cooking at Mi Tocaya is all about.

Chef Diana Davila modeled her new restaurant Mi Tocaya Antojeria after lively, casual antojerias in Mexico and promises "dishes that you are always going to crave." (Andrea Bauer). Nick KindelspergerContact ReporterChicago Tribune. Diana Davila's dream of opening her own restaurant is nearly here, as Mi Tocaya  ...