By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF It’s an ideal setting for a Christmas pageant: the little colonial town of Tepotzotlán, just an hour northwest of Mexico City. Sometimes referred to as the capital of the uniquely Mexican Churrigueresque style of architecture, the 17th and early 18th century buildings of Tepotzotlán, with their gilded, flourished, curlicued and cherub-topped buildings, indeed offer
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If you’re new to Mexico, you might be surprised when, starting on around mid-December, your neighbors suddenly begin banging on your door late at night demanding refuge and hot punch. Those already familiar with Mexican Christmas traditions will recognize this unusual ritual as the official start of the holiday season. La Posada – literally, the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For the third straight year, the Café Urbano, located inside Mexico City’s Presidente InterContinental Hotel in Colonia Polanco, is hosting a 11-day festival of traditional northern Indian cuisine. Northern Indian cuisine, also known as Mogul cookery, was developed at the royal Punjabi courts of Delhi and Agra during the majestic era of the Mogul maharajahs, who were
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS More than 6 million people are expected to attend the León State Fair, which is slated to take place from Jan. 10 through Feb. 4 of next year. Open to all and aimed at a family-oriented audience, this year’s fair — the largest in all of the state of Guanajuato and one of the oldest and most
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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 RICH GRANT If you want to leave the noise and chaos of the 21st century behind and travel back to a simpler time, there’s nothing quite like an early morning stroll down the Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia. By noon, DOG Street (as the locals call it) will be swarming with tourists and shoppers, but if you
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By RICH GRANT … “Jubilee!” — which closed on Feb. 11, 2016 — was pure Vegas – the longest running show in town, running continuously for 35 years…
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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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By RICH GRANT … No trip to England is complete without seeing a redcoat, and there are many ways to catch a glimpse of these stately guardians of history…
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS .. Expendio de Maíz offers a taste of true Guerrero flavors, all served up fresh in a hole-in-the-wall bistro with no menu and no price lists…
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