By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS September is almost here, and for Mexican foodies, that means chiles en nogada season. According to a local legend, the colorful dish, composed of stuffed green chiles drenched in a white walnut sauce and sprinkled with red pomegranate seeds, was first created in Puebla to honor Emperor Agustín de Iturbe y Arámburu after he accepted Mexican independence
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By RICH GRANT A lot of people in the travel industry were surprised way back in 2005 when the “Lonely Planet” guidebook selected Croatia as the world’s Number One dream vacation site. Indeed, up until that time, the once war-torn region of the former Yugoslav Republic had gained far more international media attention for its ethnic tensions and wartime atrocities
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By RICH GRANT More than 100 years before the U.S. Civil War, the first underground railroad to freedom for escaped slaves didn’t go from the South to the North – it went the other way, from Georgia and the Carolinas to Florida. And ironically, the escape route often ended in the one place blacks could be free from recapture
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The late 19th century and early 20th century writer and critic José Juan Tablada (1871-1945) is generally considered to be the Father of Modern Mexican Poetry. The son of a well-heeled businessman, he travelled abroad throughout much of his early life, living briefly in both Paris and New York. But it was Tablada’s obsession and fascination with
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Mexican Spanish-language production of Tim Rice’s award-winning 1970 rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” (called “Jesucristo Súper Estrella,” in Spanish ) – jointly produced by longtime Mexican theatrical regisseur Alejandro Gou Boy and U.S. film and television star Armando Reyes (“Chicago P.D.”) – is a rare thing in the world of modern theatrical revivals: It manages to
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Aside from the dance showcases, the festival encompasses a wide variety of events, which build momentum for the culminating Monday performances
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s a story that has inspired generations for millenniums and a musical that has awed audiences for more than 40 years, and, now, after nearly two decades in ausencia, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s and Tim Rice’s award-winning 1970 rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” is returning to Mexico with an all-star cast for a limited 20 appearances in Mexico
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Shangri-la and the Green Umbrella By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Well, at long last, my not-so-fabulous-but-then-again-not-so-dreadful journey to the Dominican Republic (DR) has finally come to an end, so this will be the third and final installment of my journal. My next-to-last day was spent with my daughter at the ultra-luxurious Casa de Campo Golf Resort and Villas in La Romana, along
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Not the Best Start By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Allianz, the international medical insurance company my daughter works for, decided to send her for a week to the Dominican Republic (DR) to check out hospitals across the island, so I decided to tag along to keep her company and to get to know the country firsthand. As it turned
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Roma Bistrot is a small, unassuming boutique eatery situated off the Río de Janeiro Plaza in Mexico City’s fashionable Colonia Roma. Opened last October, its objective is to offer quality French cuisine with a Caribbean twist, and, for the most part, it accomplishes that goal, although there are a couple of dishes on the menu that seem
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