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Condesa, Outdoor Markets, Street Eats
Eats at the Condesa Tuesday Market – Mexico City
As luck would have it, we were in Mexico City until Tuesday, which gave us the perfect opportunity to check out the Tuesday Condesa Market (a massive market in Condesa with fresh produce, meat, and lots of food vendors) that I had read about in Good Food in Mexico City. Think your local farmers’ market is impressive? Think again. MORE »
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Polanco, Restaurants
Mexican Fine-Dining at Pujol – Mexico City
02.23.13 | Permalink | 4 Comments
Chef Enrique Olvera’s Pujol is regarded by many as the best restaurant in Mexico City, and although I can’t vouch for it as I didn’t try any other fine-dining restaurants in Mexico City, I can say it ranks up there with some of the best meals I’ve had in New York and beyond. Service, although very friendly was a little odd at times, but the food was, without a doubt, spectacular. MORE »
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Alphabet City, Delis, East Village, Small Shops
Tamales at Zaragoza – NYC
12.24.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Are tamales a Christmas tradition in your family? In my family, no, but it should be. I just found out this summer while in Mexico that my mom is as obsessed with tamales as I am. To think of all the years we could have been eating tamales together! So where to get tamales today? Unless you’re one of the lucky ones to have a Mexican grandma who has been toiling away all night making homemade tamales, you’ll have to go out and buy some, and Zaragoza in the East Village is as good of a place as any. MORE »
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Playa del Carmen, Street Eats
Tamales & Elote – Playa del Carmen
After five fun food-filled days in Cancun, David and I headed off to Playa del Carmen on the search for more fun and food. I’m happy to report, both were found. Playa del Carmen, a small resort town on the Mayan Riviera, is very different to Cancun in that it’s very walkable. The main street — Quinta Avenida or 5th Avenue — is pedestrian-only as is Benito Juarez east of 5th Avenue. The great thing about that, besides the convenience of course, is that it make it perfect for food vendors. On 5th Avenue it’s mostly restaurants with a fresh juice cart early in the morning, but on the corner of Benito Juarez and 5th Avenue, it’s street eats galore! In the morning there are taco and empanada carts, and in the afternoon there are tamal, taco, and churro carts. All were good, but one of my favorites (and David’s ultimate favorite) was the tamal cart which had the best tamales I’ve ever eaten. MORE »
