Books, Music, Equipment
Joan Larkin: My Body: New and Selected Poems
Joan Larkin's extraordinary poetry cuts to the bone. No wasted word intrudes. (*****)Steve Sando: Heirloom Beans: Great Recipes for Dips and Spreads, Soups and Stews, Salads and Salsas, and Much More from Rancho Gordo
Click here to pre-order the book, buy the beans at www.ranchogordo.com! You'll be so glad you did. (*****)David Lida: First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century
David Lida understands Mexico City from the sidewalk up. You won't find very much of his stunning information in guidebooks, but you won't know Mexico City without it. Three thumbs WAY up! Buy the book, buy the book now! If there were a six-star rating, I'd give it to this amazing book. (*****)C. M. Mayo: Mexico: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Traveler's Literary Companions)
Before you travel to Mexico, read this for background. Bring the book along as you live the experience. (*****)Alicia Gironella and Giorgio De'Angeli: Cocina Mexicana Para Todo El Mundo: Saberes Y Sabores De Alicia Gironella De'Angeli
In Spanish...a classic of the Mexican kitchen. (*****)Earl Shorris: The Life and Times of Mexico
Simply the best history of Mexico that's been written. (*****)Nicholas Gilman: Good Food in Mexico City: A Guide to Food Stalls, Fondas and Fine Dining
Count on Nick to sniff out the best of the best of Mexico City's street food, fonda food, any food! A must-have if you're traveling to the Distrito Federal. (***)Jim Johnston: Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler
Jim Johnston lives and breathes Mexico City. You'll find yourself wanting to walk all his paths and enjoy every offbeat nook and cranny that he recommends. (*****)
Noteworthy
- Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life
Bilingual interactive web site. Focus on the research made by Mary J. Andrade of the tradition of Day of the Dead in Mexico. The site is illustrated with photographs showing the different aspects of the celebration. Portal bilingüe interactivo, que enfoca en la investigación realizada por Mary J. Andrade sobre la tradición del Día de los Muertos en México. El portal está ilustrado con fotografías de los diferectes aspectos de la celebración.
Expat Women Blog Directory- Extramsg.com: Portland Food, Restaurant, and Market Guide
Wonderful international information, including much about Mexican food. - Mexico 1953: The Photographs
Roger Hagan's blog and its photographs tell more about Mexico than any history book. Hagan takes us on a mystical journey into Mexico's past.
Archives
August 2008
Recent Posts
- August Fruits at the Tianguis (Street Markets): What's Ripe Right Now in Mexico (Part 1)
- August Vegetables at the Tianguis (Street Markets): What's Ripe Right Now in Mexico (Part 2)
- August Vegetables at the Tianguis (Street Markets): What's Ripe Right Now in Mexico (Part 1)
- Delicias de Noche en Pátzcuaro: Enchiladas Placeras (Night Pleasures in Pátzcuaro: Plaza-Style Enchiladas)
- Colores y Sabores 100% Mexicanos: Colors and Flavors, 100% Mexican
- Breakfast at the Red Star Café, Erongarícuaro, Michoacán, México
- Mexico Cooks! and "El Mural" at Birriería El Chololo
- Mexico Cooks! and "El Mural" at Taco Fish La Paz in Guadalajara
- Mexico Cooks! and "El Mural" Love El Ostión Feliz (The Happy Oyster)
- Sin Maíz, No Hay País: Without Corn, There is No Country
Community
Entirely Worth Knowing
- Mexico Bob
Bob writes about food, culture, language--a little of this, a little of that. He does it with great good humor and a wry eye for all things. Enjoy his blog, I do! - David Lida: Mostly Mexico City
David writes one of the best Mexico City blogs I've read. - BillieBlog
Billie Mercer lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. You'll love her blog just as much as I do. Her writing and photography are an inspiration to me. - C.M. Mayo
C. M. Mayo is an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction, long term resident of Mexico City, and a fan of Mexico Cooks! - Eat My Globe
The author blogs a one-year farm and food trip around the planet. Oh frabjous day...
