The Bajío gastronomic festival at the Cantina Palacios includes an array of traditional Bajío gastronomic specialties, carefully curated and supervised by master chef Cynthia Martínez, culinary director of La Conspiración de 1809 restaurant in Morelia, Michoacán
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The clusters of violet-blue trumpet flowers embraced by an ensemble of dark green fern-like foliage that grace the city this time of year herald in the first days of springtime with a melodious symphony of purple splendor
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This year, the event will include a live musical performance of “Myst,” a multigenerational tribute to several decades of music presented by more than 25 artists
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By MARK LORENZANA Agents of Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) accused their superiors on Thursday, June 9, of heading a corruption network to extort migrants. According to the complaint, managers are forcing employees to charge up to $1,000 to facilitate the transit of undocumented passengers. In addition to the complaint are various
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of the ongoing program launched earlier this year by Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo Mayor Mauricio Tabe to bolster international cultural exchange, the Italian Embassy in Mexico and the municipal government offered a festival of design and gastronomy inside the Ángela Peralta Theater in Colonia Polanco’s Lincoln Park on Sunday, April 10. The festival, which was
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The thing about Basque cuisine is that it is hard to nail down. Considered to be the most quintessential food in the ample portfolio of Spanish haute cuisine, Basque cookery includes a seemingly endless array of specialties. From hardy tuna stews and delicately dried cod fillets to cured Iberian ham brochettes and burnt manchego cheesecake, there are
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS At long last, spring has arrived in Mexico, and, as a result, the capital’s streets are now awash in sumptuous shades of lavender and lilac as the city’s lush jacaranda trees come into full bloom. Yes, the clusters of violet-blue trumpet flowers embraced by an ensemble of dark green fern-like foliage that grace the city this time of
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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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Flowers in the Palace Ah, spring! After three long months of winter (and nearly two years of psychological winter with covid-19 lockdowns and endless masking protocols), the first signs of real springtime are in the air. The jacarandas are in full bloom across Mexico, and everywhere you look, people are out and about. Indeed, those weary days of cold are
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — If you walk down some streets in Mexico City’s trendy neighborhoods like Polanco, Condesa or Juárez, you might assume the fifth-largest city in the world is full of foreigners from listening to the English, Chinese and host of other languages spoken. In some restaurants, patrons sometimes have to request a menu
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