Drinking in Mexico City… Most of us think cerveza and tequila, maybe margaritas and micheladas. Mexican wine probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, few foreigners know about pulque, and many people think mezcal is the same as tequila. We were eager to learn more about all three, so when Lesley Tellez of … Read more
When we arrived in Mexico City we immediately noticed how popular Lucha Libre had become in the years since our last visit. The flamboyant form of wrestling is constantly on TV and in magazines and newspapers. Street stalls and markets sell mascaras (masks), capes, Lucha Libre action figures, trinkets, and t-shirts. The t-shirts in themselves … Read more
Mexico’s tacos al pastor consists of corn tortillas topped with mouthwatering pork marinated with pineapple, spices and chillies, and sprinkled with white onions and cilantro. Traditionally the pork for tacos al pastor is slow-cooked on a vertical spit, but my tacos al pastor recipe has been created for home cooks without a vertical spit. This … Read more
A street food tour of Mexico City was high on our agenda during the two weeks that we settled into Mexico City on the yearlong global grand tour that launched Grantourismo. We’ve always loved street food and loved Mexican cuisine since our first trip to Mexico in the mid-1990s, so when we arrived in the … Read more
Mexico City’s markets aren’t just for shopping, eating and drinking, as much fun as all of that is in Mexico City, but as a microcosm of a society they also offer a fantastic insight into the culture and everyday life of a place, no more so than in the Mexican capital. Here’s our guide to … Read more