Verdolaga. The world’s most under-appreciated salad green.

Verdolaga. The world’s most under-appreciated salad green.

It’s difficult for me to remember anything my father and I had in common during my early teen years. Except perhaps one thing that united us. We both disliked almost all foods that came in any shade of green. Yet, on almost every day of my adolescence, my mother...
A woman. A passion. A restaurant.

A woman. A passion. A restaurant.

Corn. It’s Mexico’s most important food product. An essential ingredient in so many of the country’s dishes. Once considered sacred and worshipped by the Mayans, the Olmecs and the Aztecs. It is estimated that corn was first domesticated in Mexico 9,000 years ago,...
Is this the best sandwich value in San Miguel?

Is this the best sandwich value in San Miguel?

It was way back in April, 2023 when I got the first alert from Frank “Sugar” Hudson. “I don’t know if you’ve got him covered but this guy offers the best in SMA. He is under a tent on the road out past Fabrica Aurora. Second tent on the left as you pass the Pollo...
Very well prepared Mexican classics from some restaurant vets.

Very well prepared Mexican classics from some restaurant vets.

There were four reasons I was so anxious to eat at Cocina Apapacho: Erik, Ramiro, Mariana and La Comer. The first three are all in the restaurant biz and have all been favorites of mine for quite a while. There’s a long list of stops on their resumés some with quite...