Navigating Mexico: The Most Important Meal of the Day
Mexican breakfasts, outside of remote villages, can be the best combination of European, U.S. and traditional Mexican cuisines, and you can make them work for your mood
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Mexico’s Jewish Community Set to Observe Passover
The word Haggadah means “the telling” of the story or narrative
Read moreA Mexican Cake Fit for Kings
This bread, a sweet, cakey ring of leavened egg dough crowned with candied fruits, is called a rosca de reyes
Read moreJudge Suspends Mexico City Bullfighting Indefinitely
PULSE NEWS MEXICO After months of legal battles and parliamentarian evasion the topic, a Mexico City judge on Friday, June 10, ordered the definite suspension of all bullfighting in the city. Although just one day earlier, another municipal judge had ordered the suspension of a temporary stay on bullfighting in the nation’s capital while a lawsuit challenging its legality proceeded,
Read moreThe Bullfighting Beef: A Whole Lot of Bull
OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO The two-front legal battle against bullfighting in Mexico was postponed from last week to Thursday, June 9. In essence, a municipal judge has allowed a temporary stay on bullfighting in the nation’s capital to continue while a lawsuit challenging its legality moves forward. In both cases, bullfights, usually held at the 42,000-seat capacity monumental Mexico City’s
Read moreMexico’s Three Kings Day Observed
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While in Northern European Christian cultures, it is the eve or day of Christ’s birth (Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, respectively) that is celebrated with special meals and an exchange of presents, here in Mexico, it is the Epiphany, or the commemoration of the anniversary of arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem, that is most associated with
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While in Northern European Christian cultures, it is the the eve or day of Christ’s birth (Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, respectively) that is celebrated with special meals and an exchange of presents, here in Mexico, it is the Epiphany, or the commemoration of the anniversary of arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem, that is most associated
Read moreA Cake Fit for Kings
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While in Northern European Christian cultures, it is the the eve or day of Christ’s birth (Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, respectively) that is celebrated with special meals and an exchange of presents, here in Mexico, it is the Epiphany, or the commemoration of the anniversary of arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem, that is most associated
Read moreA Smashing Mexican Tradition
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Shaped like superheroes, seven-pointed spheres or pink furry donkeys, paper maché piñatas are a defining staple of Mexican culture, bringing a festive touch to birthday parties and celebrations across the nation. Around the holiday season, however, piñatas are ubiquitous in Mexico. Throughout the month of December, the cardboard and tissue paper creations
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