Mexico’s southeastern Yucatan Peninsula has always been distinguished for its native Maya culture, isolation with the rest of the country and incredibly delicious cuisine, a cultural fusion of indigenous, Spanish, Caribbean, African, French, Dutch and even Lebanese dishes
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexico City’s blue-collar neighborhood of Santa María la Ribera is not exactly known for its five-star restaurants and upscale dining. So when I was invited to a group luncheon there at a little Italian restaurant I had never heard of last week, I wasn’t expecting much in the way of haute cuisine. Boy, was I wrong. The
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BY RICH GRANT It was winter and I’d had enough of it. Too much snow; too much cold. I needed a summer in Europe. I needed to walk in twilight past splashing fountains, to linger over a good meal at an outdoor cafe, to see flowers and statuary and history and art, all placed around me, for no reason except
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS There are some destinations that are worth visiting just because of their sheer spectacular natural scenery, and some destinations that are worth visiting because of the unrivaled attention and dining you can enjoy there. The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort is both. Located on a sequestered 1,500-acre private peninsula in the central eastern Mexican state of Nayarit,
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Just finding Nom Gastronomía Expuesta restaurant is no easy feat. Tucked away in a back alley behind the Dumas Marché food mall in Mexico City’s Colonia Polanco, there are few clues other than a dimly lit copper lantern and a tiny hand-painted sign on a storeroom door to help you locate its whereabouts. Part of the reason for
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