Feliz Aniversario Oaxaca!
Oaxaca… 485 Years Young! Happy Anniversary Oaxaca. You had me from the moment I first met you in 1999. I stayed in an old hotel in Jalatlaco called Casa Arnel and […]
Mezcal! The Importance of Being There.
By Ed Draves One of the great perks of working in the wine industry is world travel. I’ve traveled to wineries and tasted wines across New York, Pennsylvania, Canada, Germany […]
6 Great Hotels in Queretaro, Mexico
It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it! What you ask? Saving you countless hours checking out Trivago, Expedia, Hotels.com and all the other sites across the net for a decent hotel in Queretaro, Mexico. Recently I was in Queretaro and decided to take a look at some […]
El Gasolinazo… another golpe to the poor in Mexico.
Today we’re talking petroleum. Or, in the words of old Jed Clampett, Black Gold. Texas Tea. Oil. Or as it is known where you and I use it, gas. Gas […]
Dining with Dave… Taste of Mexico 2016
I was at the first Taste of Mexico in 2010 at St Vibiana’s in Los Angeles. It was the first food event I covered when I was doing some work […]
Matzo Balls in Mexico? For Rosh Hashana? Ask Pati Jinich…
One of the first members of the Board of Directors for my foundation was a Mexican, American, Baptist, Catholic, Agnostic, Jew. I never knew back then that like America, Mexico has a lot of people with incredible mixed backgrounds. As some call it… Mestizaje. I came across this great read from […]
Dining with Dave… Elotes Hermanos Padilla en Queretaro
It’s not really a restaurant. It’s more like a cantina… for corn lovers. When I was in Queretaro recently, I made a side trip to Tequisquiapan, about an hour outside of […]
Market Day in Oaxaca… a travelers and shoppers delight!
Market Day is always special in Oaxaca. The colors, the sights and smells are an overwhelming cacophony of experiences sure to give you an unforgettable day. It is a must […]
Guelaguetza 2016
Just a few notes from our perspective about this years Calenda for the Guelaguetza Festival in Oaxaca. We decided to sit out photographing the events in support of a local journalistic “blackout” of the event. They were protesting the recent, still unsolved murder of one of their own at the […]
Guelaguetza! Checking in on Oaxaca’s big party…
What if you gave a party and no one showed up? What if those that did show up found the place where the party was being held was nothing like […]
