Although Herrera, who affectionately became known as Mama Yuca, and her family legacy will always be known for the excellence of its Mexican food, there's another menu item that I feel the most pa ...

And it was. For 48 years, Herrera helmed Yuca’s Hut on Hillhurst Avenue with the help of her family and a few longtime employees. The menu and its beloved “Mama” or “Mama Yuca’s,” as ...

And it was. For 49 years, Herrera helmed Yuca’s Hut on Hillhurst Avenue with the help of her family and a few longtime employees. The menu and its beloved “Mama” or "Mama Yuca's," as ...

And it was. For 48 years, Herrera helmed Yuca’s Hut on Hillhurst Avenue with the help of her family and a few longtime employees. The menu and its beloved “Mama” or "Mama Yuca's," as longtime ...

Cochinita pibil trailblazer and the first ever TACO MADNESS champion—back in 2009—Socorro “Mama Yuca’s” Herrera has passed away after fighting a “short illness,” according to the ...

In “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” (“I Should’ve Taken More Photos”), his sixth studio album and love letter to Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny ...

Cochinita pibil trailblazer and the first ever TACO MADNESS champion—back in 2009—Socorro "Mama Yuca's" Herrera has passed away after fighting a "short illness," according to the restaurant's ...

Born in Merida, Yucatan, in 1944, Socorro, along with her late husband Jaime, transformed an eight-by-ten foot former shoeshine hut to launch Yuca’s in 1976 ... over the day-to-day operations, ...