Here are a few new places I have finally gotten around to checking out, as I collect information for my upcoming living guide to La Roma. They are all going on my eating map, COMING SOON. Carrez Cocina Urbana...
Alvaro Obregon’s facelift
All the different neighborhood groups that the city government called together to talk about their new project, agreed on one thing – they wanted the trees to stay. “The other thing they said was bicycles,” said Rene Caro, part...
Who Occupies La Roma?
Update: This article has been modified from its original version to more fully explain the situation that occurred at Merida #90 in the Roma Norte. Every neighborhood changes. People move in and out and back again with shifts in...
Sunday’s Game (the other one)
I know that it’s blasphemous to talk about any other sport right now other than soccer, but Sunday I went to my first baseball game in Mexico, something I have been hankering for since I moved here. And the...
Ablution on the go and a circus tent cathedral
In Mexico, anything is possible. Even a drive-up blessing. During my parents’ recent visit, as a curious ex-Catholic is bound to be, my mother wanted to take a field trip to see the Tilma de Juan Diego with its...
Mexican Chamorro Adventures (complete with recipe)
I have three chamorro recipes and I’m still nervous. Maybe there is something to be said about too many options. But it’s Erci’s birthday and I need to make sure it’s right. We are both obsessed with the chamorro...
My Top Five Favorite Views of Mexico City
Mexico City dares you to try and take it all in. From the Torre Latinoamericana I swear that this is the view that made me fall in love with the place where I live. I know that for some...
Museo de Arte Popular
I’m adding the MAP to my list of museums you can see under an hour and not want to kill yourself. There are four rooms, Art and the Sacred, The Essence of Art, Art in the everyday, and the...