Some of the teams' hotels, particularly in a northern city, Tamale, were shoddy, and all were absurdly expensive.

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That's -- (applause.) You do not want to be between Michelle and a tamale. (Laughter.) That is true.

WHITEHOUSE: Cinco de Mayo at the White House

Last year, the nonprofit fielded 850, 000 requests for "vegetarian starter kits" packed with recipes like Tofu Tamale Pie and testimonials from celebrity supporters like actress Natalie Portman.

WSJ: Beef Industry Carves a Course

Today, it is as much an accepted part of a Bogota Sunday as a tamale (a local favourite of rice, chicken, pork, egg and vegetables wrapped in a palm leaf) for breakfast.

BBC: Reclaiming the streets in Bogota

It was also supposed to concentrate only on violent criminals -- until we learned that it also ensnared scores of folks without criminal records such as gardeners, housekeepers, nannies, traffic violators -- and yes, tamale vendors.

CNN: Don't deport the 'tamale lady'

Just ask the tamale lady.

CNN: Don't deport the 'tamale lady'

Hot as a tamale!

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Dale, operating in a modern stone-and-wood restaurant designed by New York's AvroKo, plays with classics, grilling the romaine in a deconstructed Caesar salad, adding Cherry Coke to the sauce in a duck tamale, and marinating sushi-grade tuna in smoky Lapsang souchong tea with, respectively, good, bad, and indifferent results.

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