Get into the fiesta spirit this Cinco de Mayo this Saturday with Sunset Foods! Celebrate Mexican heritage exclusively at our stores, which will feature lots of fresh guacamole and serenades from local band Mariachi Garibaldi! The mariachi band will perform in signature costume starting in our Libertyville store at roughly 11 a.m., then Long Grove at 11:45 a.m., Northbrook at 12:30 p.m., Highland Park at 1:15 p.m. and end its celebratory Sunset Foods tour in Lake Forest at 2 p.m.

Sombreros welcome. And pick up a case of Coronas, while you’re at it! Cheers.

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The secret to great guacamole? That's best answered by Gloria Castrejon, who's been making guacamole in our Highland Park store for five years. She's just now sharing her secrets for Sunset's homemade take on this customer favorite:

- Use the freshest ingredients and an extra splash of lime juice to slow browning

- Mash five avocados with a fork, and then stir in one juiced lime, one diced Roma tomato, one minced red onion, ¼ bunch of chopped cilantro, and add some salt and pepper