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,...
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...
With thanks to Cynthia Blanton, Marshall Postnikoff, Dian Boadway and Lou Campese for their photos. It had been three very long years since we’d gathered for the dinner, cancelled mostly by that nasty Covid (please tell me it’s almost gone) but there we were back at...
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...
“I’m going to Gigi’s Supper Club tomorrow night”, my friend Liliane said about three weeks ago, “have you been?” “Been?”, I replied, “I’ve never heard of it.” Then, about a week ago, Liliane said, “We’re going back to Gigi’s on Thursday night. You’re going to like it....
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