Comfort food in the Sonoran Desert, for most, means your favorite Mexican plate of enchiladas with a side of rice and beans.

But it means so much more at a place I discovered this week because the recipes were passed along with love

You can almost smell what's cooking inside Amelia's Mexican Kitchen from the street.

This location on Oracle Rd south of Orange Grove is actually the expansion, a second location and sign of success for chef Jos Contreras.

"It's crazy," he says, laughing when asked about the fast success.

He's always got a smile on his face and with good reason. Jos is running out of space on the walls and doesn't really have room for the decor with all of the praise being heaped upon what he feels is a humble location.

"This is a family restaurant. We don't have all, lik

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