Theft, of the cultural kind
Originally posted on View From Casita Colibrí:
High in the mountains of the Sierra Norte, the village of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec sits perched on a ridge top in Oaxaca’s Mixe…
The Guadalajara Zoo… a great place for a day with the kids!
I love zoos. And there are a couple of great ones in Mexico. Now before you go all “The San Diego Zoo is the greatest zoo in the world,” hear […]
Lucha Libre… part of the heart of My Mexico!
My wife and were walking along the mostly deserted streets of Oaxaca late one night when all of sudden the commotion started. Now, if you are a couple of gabachos, that is not always a good sign. Seriously, it could have been anything. Like another APPO demonstration, even though I […]
El Mezcal en México
Originally posted on MEZCALEANDO:
Interesante que solo una tercera parte de los Mexicanos, en edad de hacerlo, hayamos bebido alguna vez Mezcal en nuestra vida. Es decir tan solo un…
Dining with Dave… San Marcos Grill, Carson City, Nevada
I was recently in Carson City, NV for a couple of days and decided to check out one of best reviewed local Mexican restaurants, the San Marcos Grill. In 2014, […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Meteoro!
Legend has it that many years ago a meteor fell from the sky and hit Oaxaca, Mexico. It was then that a local mezcalero decided to use the red hot […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Espiritu Lauro!
Here’s the latest from Ed Draves, a Buffalo native and our resident taster of all things mezcal that we come across. Brand… Espiritu Lauro Category… Ensamble… 70% Espadin, 30% Karwinskii… 40% Alcohol Origin… Amatengo, Oaxaca Tasting Notes… This has a fresh minerally nose, mild smoke with subtle floral notes. There is some nice body on […]
Dining with Dave… The Alder Food Court, Portland, Oregon
Google “Where to Find the Best Mexican Food in Portland, Oregon” and the page at the top of the list is from Serious Eats. Scroll down and you’ll soon be looking at a torta from Güero PDX, a food stand in the middle of downtown Portland. After hanging out at […]
5 Tequilas Everyone Needs to Experience… with Scott Koenig, El Gringo in Mexico
Here’s a little something different Dave Miller’s Mexico. If you follow us here, on Facebook, or on Twitter, you know we are more inclined towards mezcal. However, most of Mexico […]
Cinco de Mayo… the beer industry’s favorite holiday in the states
May 5, 1862. It’s a day that will live in infamy. For the beer industry. Many of us here in the states know the day by its more popular name, Cinco de Mayo. And almost as many people who recognize the name also consider it to be the Mexican equivalent […]
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