For the sixth straight World Cup, Mexico has advanced out of the group stage. Only Germany and Brazil carry a longer streak of advancing. Still, Mexico lags behind those titans in part because in all five previous attempts during this streak, Mexico has been beaten in the round of 16 […]
The world of mezcal has descended on Oaxaca today to consider some important changes in how the average person experiences and understands mezcal. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, and whether you enjoy your mezcal in a cocktail, or neat, the meetings going on right now in Oaxaca […]
TV Coverage: ESPN in English and Univision in Spanish in the United States. In Mexico, Televisa, TV Azteca will have the match on TV and the Cinepolis theater chain will be showing the match on the big screens. What Mexico Needs to Accomplish: Get a result. Any result will do. […]
TV Coverage: ESPN in English and Univision in Spanish in the United States. In Mexico, Televisa, TV Azteca will have the match on TV and the Cinepolis theater chain will be showing the match on the big screens. What Mexico Needs to Accomplish: After winning against Cameroon, Mexico is in […]
TV Coverage: ESPN in English and Univision in Spanish in the United States. In Mexico, Televisa, TV Azteca will have the match and the Cinepolis theater chain will be showing the match on the big screens. What Mexico Needs to Accomplish: Mexico really needs a win. As much for confidence […]
Coffee. It is such a simple word, yet in Mexico, incredibly important, because seemingly almost everyone in this great country drinks coffee. When I first started visiting Mexico over 20 years ago I was not a big coffee drinker. Often siting around a table in someone’s house, coffee would be […]
I’ve known Fernando Lopez of Guelaguetza Restaurant in Los Angeles for a few years now. Recently we sat down in Oaxaca’s Zocalo for an ice cold beer on a hot day and lots of conversation. As it often does when you are talking in Oaxaca, we soon were focusing on […]
Mexico for me has always revolved around people. Secluded beaches are nice, but I’ll take a table on the zocalo with friends any day. The problem is if you are not well versed in the culture and language, you can get your self into some dicey situations. That happens when […]
Bracketed by Memorial Day and Labor Day, and with a little 4th of July in the center, summer is grilling season here in the United States. That means it’s time to get your barbecue cleaned up and prepared for a good stretch of home grilling. Unfortunately, if you are like […]
It’s early in the morning and your Carnival Cruise ship is just about to let you disembark in Ensenada. You’ve now got 8 hours to see what was once a sleepy little Mexican town that used to entertain Hollywood royalty like Bing Crosby and John Wayne. Those days are long […]
