I find that as much as I love this city, its noise and chaos can get overwhelming. While working on my upcoming guide to the Roma I have stumbled across some incredibly quiet places, tucked down passageways and off side...
Eating Vegan in Mexico City
So I had four house guests recently, two of whom are vegan and one of which is vegetarian. I had conveniently forgotten this little culinary habit when planning what I would do with them while they were here. I...
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...
Six Mexico City Museums That Won’t Make You Want to Kill Yourself
I’m personally not a big fan of the anthropology museum or really any place where the rooms go on without end. I get irritated and tired and wanting a drink if I wander around a museum for too long...
My top five afternoon hang-outs in La Roma
1. Río de Janeiro plaza This park in la Roma Norte has lots more to offer than just staring at David’s exquisitely sculpted derrière. On sunny days the plaza sparkles with light and on gloomy ones is one of...
I may have O.D.ed on corn this morning
I don’t even like tamales. My Mexican friends think that makes me prissy. But let’s just set the record straight. I don’t like polenta either or hominy or grits. It’s not that I’m particularly against tamales, just that grainy...