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Uncontrolled Inflation in Mexico Increases Food Prices

By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 23, that during the first 15 days of this month, the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) increased 0.42 percent, bringing the country’s annual rate of inflation to 8.62 percent. According to the Inegi, the INPC recorded its highest level since the second half of December

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A Spud with a Bindi

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Papa Guapa, Mexico City’s multifaceted baked potato eatery, has turned a sharp left corner and headed out for a passage to India with its new Eastern-focused, vegan-friendly menu. The star of the new meat-and-dairy-free bill of fare is the Paparya Rai, a baked tater drenched in curried lentils, tapioca, peanuts, tofu and chillies. Named in honor of

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Papa Guapa Goes Gaga

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s king of the baked potato, Papa Guapa, and the French Dutch oven master Le Creuset teamed up on Tuesday, June 25, to create a new addition to the restaurant’s ever-expanding portfolio of star-studden spuds. The idea was to develop a new super baked tater dedicated to rock legend Lady Gaga, incorporating the finest

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