If this song is not about her, I don’t know what is… Romina viaja tierna y nuevade campo a estrellay va subiendo por las teclasdel piano, escalera. Romina se ha escapado lejostras de un conejo blancoy aunque sabe que la esperanse va jugando. Romina lleva caramelosque arroja del c … | Continue reading
You may not know this but Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a very important religious holiday in Mexico, and among the many events that take place during the course of the week, the so-called passion play is one of the most popular — and well-attended. It consists of a representation … | Continue reading
Thirteen years ago today, my mother, my best friend –and the funniest Mexican I’ve ever met– quietly passed away in a small hospital room in Mexico City. While her (sudden and premature) death was the worst thing me and my siblings have had to endure, she left us the one thing no … | Continue reading
Because this is the only heart-shaped thing I could possibly care about. | Continue reading
Are you on a tight budget for fancy avocados and still haven’t made any “ethnic-looking” friends? Worry not! You can now buy 5-feet-tall Mexican “scene setters,” ready to assemble and give your Super Bowl party a unique fiesta touch. It’s as easy as bashing a piñata! Besides, wit … | Continue reading
Three Kings Day – better known as Día de Reyes in Spanish-speaking countries – is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men (Los tres reyes magos) who went through great lenghts to visit baby Jesus and bring tons of presents to celebrate his birth. In Mexico –and a few … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever visited Mexico, I’m sure you have noticed the ubiquitous organ grinders (known as organilleros,) that tend to gather around main plazas or outside churches to provide entertainment –and one of the most characteristic sounds of my country. Nowadays, most of Mexico’s … | Continue reading
In the latest chapter of Bizarre Marketing Endorsements, Luis Miguel (aka El Sol de México) has partnered with Alignment HealthPlan in an effort to celebrate a “commitment to vitality and wellness at every age,” because, as President & CEO Dawn Maroney says: Together, we’re not j … | Continue reading
This blogger will be taking some time off to embark on a food and drink rampage spiritual retreat to plan for the year ahead and thank my paisanos for all the hard work and for enduring stuff like this, this and this on a daily basis. Also, I wanted you to know I’m officially kic … | Continue reading
The best part? Once you’re done with Christmas, you don’t need to throw this thing away, just chop these beauties and make tacos! Nopales not your thing? No problem! | Continue reading
Photo: Laura Martínez, Col. Nápoles, 2023 | Continue reading
I don’t know much about Univeritas or it’s academic curriculum, but judging from its outdoor advertising, they’re not kidding when they say they’re going to transform people’s life. | Continue reading
Was walking around La Roma this afternoon and bumped into the perfect slogan which gave me some joy after a not-so-great Saturday in the city. Life & tacos van con todo is my new motto… Photo: Laura Martínez. Colonia Roma, CDMX. 2023 | Continue reading
The Mexicans have done it again, my friends. Not content with bringing us the Conchanclas, the Conchamacos and the Conchatépetl, Mexican bakers are at it again. Meet the Conchatrina, a special Day of the Dead-themed concha that mixes our beloved pan de muerto with the now world-f … | Continue reading
Hispanic Heritage Month has come a long way, my friends! | Continue reading
A black bear terrorized a mom and her son when he leapt on their picnic table and started going after their tacos, French fries and enchiladas. Per The Associated Press: Silvia Macías of Mexico City had traveled to the Chipinque Park in the northern city of Monterrey to celebrate … | Continue reading
Mexican police in the northern state of Coahuila this week arrested a man who allegedly used a “Chucky” doll to scare people and rob them. But with Mexico being Mexico, the officers also arrested the doll, put it in handcuffs and booked him. Filing under “Mexicans: How Can Anyone … | Continue reading
Move over, Kickin’ Chicken Taco Pringles, here come the calavera-themed sour cream & onion “Flavored con sabor” Pringles potato chips, especially crafted to bring out the mustachioed, calavera-clad Mexican (fake or not) in you. I have no idea what these babies cost, but given the … | Continue reading
Photo: Via who-knows-where in the Internet but I’m 99.9% sure this is somewhere in Jalisco. | Continue reading
On the heels of yet another international embarassment, Mexico made headlines (again) on Friday, when the U.S. Department of Justice announced the extradition of Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, to the United States. “This acti … | Continue reading
This week Mexico made International headlines – again – and not because of our awesome, September-themed delicious meals or for yet another scary temblor. This time, our national embarassment hails from an unusual presentation at the Mexican Congress, where lawmakers heard testim … | Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but I do take national holidays very seriously, especially when it comes to drinking and eating like there’s no tomorrow. So, in celebration of my first September back in Mexico in years, I am reposting this series with some of the very best stuff you can … | Continue reading
The countdown is over. The Mexican leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour kicked off Thursday night at the Foro Sol in the Mexican capital (aka CDMX) I must confess I am far from being a Swifty, but I’m here for the merch and the Tay-males. Ajúa! | Continue reading
Mexicans have done it again, my friends. As our capricious Popocatépetl volcano rumbles back to life, scaring the living hell out of many Mexicans (yours truly included) a baker in Puebla has come up with a brilliant idea: To bake a Popocatépetl-inspired concha called — what else … | Continue reading
Awwww, Mexico… The land of the coc nuts coold and the Special Chapo Coffee, is also ground zero for small businesses –and plenty of quotation marks. A recent trip to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Querétaro and Guanajuato just confirmed what this blogger always suspected: My peop … | Continue reading
You may not know this but Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a very important religious holiday in Mexico, and among the many events that take place during the course of the week, the so-called passion play is one of the most popular — and well-attended. It consists of a representation … | Continue reading
If this song is not about her, I don’t know what is… Romina viaja tierna y nuevade campo a estrellay va subiendo por las teclasdel piano, escalera. Romina se ha escapado lejostras de un conejo blancoy aunque sabe que la esperanse va jugando. Romina lleva caramelosque arroja del c … | Continue reading
Well, hello, Romy McLane: You might not know this, but I have been trying to keep a diary since you got sick, bonita. Rest assured it is not a drab, depressing detailed medical minutia some people might expect. It is rather (or hopes to be) an upbeat, objective timeline to try to … | Continue reading
So, I’m back in Mexico City, this time – unfortunately – on a not-so-happy family emergency. And while I juggle my time between work, family gatherings and hospital visits, I try to roam about the city as much as possible to try to figure out how the so-called “digital nomads” ar … | Continue reading
Speaking of delicious tamales, watch the following never-before-seen footage of the dramatic moment Prince Harry runs for a Oaxacan tamales car during an important interview in Afghanistan. Hat tip: pabloentijuana | Continue reading
It is no secret that Hispanics continue to be underrepresented in the entertainment business (that is, when they don’t call us to play the maid or the mean narcos.) But some of us couldn’t care less, because there is something far more interesting: The 8-pound, 24-carat-gold-plat … | Continue reading
Intrigued about what Americans understand to be “Hispanic Foods,” I ventured into aisle 11 in a Catskill, NY supermarket only to find a bunch of non-Hispanic, definitely-NOT-Mexican, dubious looking things, including Old El Paso’s Tortilla pocket kits, large cans of taco seasonin … | Continue reading
Because this is the only heart-shaped thing I could possibly care about. | Continue reading
Are you on a tight budget for fancy avocados and still haven’t made any “ethnic-looking” friends? Worry not! You can now buy 5-feet-tall Mexican “scene setters,” ready to assemble and give your Super Bowl party a unique fiesta touch. It’s as easy as bashing a piñata! Besides, wit … | Continue reading
If you caught the Grammy Awards ceremony last Sunday (and you are someone like me always looking for the awkwardness) you might have noticed the closed captioning during Bad Bunny’s opening act, which was… well… awkward. And that is because while he was presenting or singing away … | Continue reading
Intrigued about what Americans understand to be “Hispanic Foods,” I ventured into aisle 11 in a Catskill, NY supermarket only to find a bunch of non-Hispanic, definitely-NOT-Mexican, dubious looking things, including Old El Paso’s Tortilla pocket kits, large cans of taco seasonin … | Continue reading
And just when I thought tacos hadn’t been insulted enough in this country, today I learned about a new, disturbing trend: Gender Reveal Tacos, featuring plasticky, rosca-like niños dios and what looks like pink and … green tortillas –for some reason. As someone who has long detes … | Continue reading
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled the official George Santos bobblehead, featuring a smiling Santos, complete with a blue sweater-suit combo and –what else?– a Pinnocchio-like nose. Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or don’t work in breaking news … | Continue reading
Three Kings Day – better known as Día de Reyes in Spanish-speaking countries – is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men (Los tres reyes magos) who went through great lenghts to visit baby Jesus and bring tons of presents to celebrate his birth. In Mexico –and a few … | Continue reading
Speaking of delicious tamales, watch the following never-before-seen footage of the dramatic moment Prince Harry runs for a Oaxacan tamales car during an important interview in Afghanistan. Hat tip: pabloentijuana | Continue reading
Awwww, Mexico… The land of the coc nuts coold and the Special Chapo Coffee, is also ground zero for small businesses –and plenty of quotation marks. A recent trip to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Querétaro and Guanajuato just confirmed what this blogger always suspected: My peop … | Continue reading
Photo: Laura Martínez. Xochimilco 2022. | Continue reading
First things first: I do not watch Newsmax, and quite frankly I wouldn’t even know how to since I don’t have cable TV. However, I couldn’t help but flagging a clip found online about Rob Finnerty, a poor white television host who can no longer find an American Girl doll that look … | Continue reading
Spoiler alert: It is not. If anything, it is pollo en adobo and at this point I think they’re just trolling me. | Continue reading
The best part? Once you’re done with Christmas, you don’t need to throw this thing away, just chop these beauties and make tacos! Nopales not your thing? No problem! | Continue reading
All eyes were on the Mexico vs. Argentina match on Saturday afternoon, as the teams played their first Qatar 2022 game at the Lusail Stadium. And even before the game, the memes and “memos” started to show up… Speacking of hopes & wishes… This post will be updated with whatever o … | Continue reading
This blogger will be taking some time off to embark on a food and drink rampage spiritual retreat to plan for the year ahead and thank my paisanos for all the hard work and for enduring stuff like this, this and this on a daily basis. Also, I wanted you to know I’m officially kic … | Continue reading