By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It was a night to remember, and long-remembered it will be. The gala opening of Palacio de Hierro’s stunning new $140 million Coyoacán luxury department store in Mexico City’s freshly remodeled Mítikah shopping mall on Thursday, Sept. 22, not only wowed with its fabulous five-story property, but also with the black-tie reception that no doubt constituted the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If you are stuck for something to do this summer, and even into fall, consider taking a staycation at the W Mexico City. Not only is the hotel, part of the Marriott International chain, one of the hottest spots to dine or have a drink in the heart of one of the most dynamic parts of the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It has been called Mexico’s culinary Oscars, and for eight groundbreaking seasons, it has been “The Place” to sample some of Mexico City’s best gastronomic offerings. And this year’s edition of Sabor es Polanco, held in the open-air venue of the Campo Marte military base next to the National Auditorium, on Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS High on a vast plateau sheltered by a protective wall of rugged Sierra Madre mountains, 400 kilometers south of of the nation’s capital, lies Mexico’s fifth-largest state, Oaxaca. Home to 16 distinct ethnic groups — and numerous subgroups that have, over the centuries, developed their own unique customs and traditions — Oaxaca, with nearly 70 percent of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When a company that owns more than 100 bars and nightclubs across Mexico decides to open its first restaurant, you couldn’t really blame it if the menu started off a little hit-or-miss. But at La Bikini, which (as might well be expected from a corporation that specializes in bars and drinking) bills itself as the “Cathedral of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It wasn’t that long ago – about a decade or two, at most – that the mere mention of mezcal conjured up images of grungy-looking B. Traven-wannabes in seedy little cantinas in Oaxaca downing shots of agave rotgut and spring-breaker barroom daredevils testing their intestinal fortitude and sanity in sordid shacks on the squalid outskirts of the
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