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Azul y Oro, Azul Condesa and now...
Soon, by the end of this month, Chef Ricardo Muñoz Zurita will be opening Azul Histórico in the Centro Histórico of Mexico City. Beautiful place, same prices and menu as in the other locations. Will keep you chowhounds posted.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in DF
La Pagoda, on 5 de mayo street, is open 24hrs every day of the year, has a lot of options and it's not expensive at all. It's a "cafe de chinos" or a american style cafeteria with mexican food and owned by chinese families. They make their own bread and are known for the café con leche. I'm sure other places will be open, like Sanborns and El Popular (also a café de chinos).
Street food to try in mexico city?
Any kind of quesadilla, chalupa, huarache, sope, gorda and of course tacos. Los Cocuyos in Calle Bolívar, Centro Historico, have great pork suadero, brain, and nopal tacos and they open all night. Chapulines are nor really street food, or that common in Mexico City, but you can find good ones in Mercado de San Juan or in some mezcalerías, small bars serving artisanal mezcal and beer, like Al Andar in calle Regina, Centro. In the Colonia Roma and Coyoacan you kind find several places like that too.
Good eats in Condesa DF?
El Tizoncito in Tamaulipas street has very traditional tacos al pastor, and late hours.
http://www.eltizoncito.com.mx/
Where to eat and party on new year's eve in Mexico City?
Some info i found:
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/62075.html
Monterrey Restaurants?
A traditional family place, excellent food the locals love.
http://www.eltio.com.mx/index.html
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El Tio
Obispado, Monterrey, NL , MX
Where to eat and party on new year's eve in Mexico City?
You need to give more information, where in Mexico City are you staying (moving around could be a bit difficult that night)? What kind of restaurant/party do you have in mind (there are street festivals, fancy/trendy places in Condesa or Polanco, traditional restaurants like Arroyo)?
French influence? [moved from Mexico]
I know there is plenty of french influence in mexican food, Maximilian, Porfirio Diaz, the art scene from the 1930 and immigrants who settled in Veracruz and Puebla (not many but enough to be noticed) The bread and pastries, desserts, or like the famous carnitas, meat slowly cooked in it's own fat, the use of milk in the hot chocolate, cream sauces. The first café in Mexico city was french (El Globo 1884) and started a big trend, many of the french cafés were later bought by chinese families and are known now as "cafés de chinos". I read a menu once of the food served at the Maximilian and Charlotte court and it had afusion feel to it, mixing very traditional french preparations with exotic (even now) ingredients.
Jicama - how do you use it?
Jicama, oranges, roasted peanuts and crumbled cotija cheese, dress with a bit of orange or lemon juice, olive oil, salt and chilli powder.
Seeking feedback on Casa Mexico and Oca in D.F.
Casa Mexico is closed, i have no more info.
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Casa Mexico
Genova 70, Mexico City, Distrito Federal 06600, MX
O Mayahuel in Coyoacan, DF - any recent experiences?
Went there with friends a few months ago, the drinks where ok but the food was not. It looked promising on the menu but all the fish we ordered was overcooked and over seasoned, the oaxacan antojitos reminded me of bad tourist food in Oaxaca city. I would only go for drinks and maybe some simple botana like chapulines.
Non-Touristy Cooking Schools in Mexico?
Escuela de Gastronomia Mexicana, it's owned by wonderful people that love traditional mexican food, it's ingredients and it's history. It's located in DF, Colonia Roma.
http://www.esgamex.com/
Input sought for good "traditional" dinner spot within walking distance to DF Zocalo
Salon Corona on Bolivar has good ceviche, taquitos and beer, very traditional, informal. Do not go to their other locations, they're not as good. El Danubio on Uruguay street has spanish/mexican style seafood, old fashioned and very traditional. On 5 de Mayo street is Jugos Canada, it has great tortas and juices, inexpensive and perfect for this hot weather.
Cookware in DF / Mexico City
Mercado de Sonora has the earthenware ollas etc, the mercado de artesanias de la Ciudadela, near metro Balderas, has copper things.
50th Birthday in Mexico City!
Friends and myself have found mediocre food preparation (overcooked fish, meat), overly sweet sauces, a salmon tamal that was heavy, dry and bland. I do like their terraza and in a sunny day it's very nice to have a couple of appetizers like little taquitos, sopes, escamoles, etc. and a tequila.
50th Birthday in Mexico City!
I recommend Pujol, excelent food and setting. San Angel Inn is a beautiful place but the food is not very good (better just to order their lovely margaritas), I would never go to Los Girasoles except for a drink and some of the botanas, maybe. La Tecla is nice but more apt for a businnes lunch or informal dinner (food nice but not great in any way). In the Centro Historico the Alandaluz in calle Mesones, is a great lebanese place, Al Andar, in calle Regina has very good, simple, lunch menu and a good mezcal selection.
Pitahaya on Calle Regina in Mexico City's Centro Historico
Went to Pithaya a few month ago, the service was painfully slow, nice mango-pomegranate juice.
Elements Of Americanization?
In my experience there are several cremas in Mexico, crema de rancho is thick, almost like butter and is used in savory and sweet dishes, crema agria (sour cream) is used in savory dishes, crema fresca is lighter, and of course crema para batir (whipping cream), among other ones. Some enchiladas that are served with cream are served with crema de rancho or agria. Most quesadillas are crema free, i can only think of the ones in Maria Isabel restaurant, in Colonia Polanco in Mexico City. I know "real quesadillas", they are made in many ways in Mexico, using already made corn or wheat tortillas or the quesadilla de masa fresca, the ones you mention,either fried or just cooked in the comal and are lovely with their fillings of huitlacoche, potatoes and longaniza, chicken tinga, rajas poblanas, cheese, etc.
Barbacoa de borrego is usually served with slices of avocado or guacamole, salsa borracha, nopalitos, the borrego's broth. Guacamole, green sauce with avocado and fresh avocado are used in many tacos like red rice, anything pork, seafood, quesadillas and other cheese things (in Oacaxa they have the most wonderful Tlayudas with asiento (the brown bits of lard in the bottom of the cazuela) string cheese, avocado and salsa), and very popular in tacos al carbon.
Elements Of Americanization?
Italian food in Argentina is very similar to the traditional Italian fare, homemade simple pasta, gnocci, pizza. Except they have lots and lots of meat for asados.
Elements Of Americanization?
Avocado or guacamole and sour cream are very common optional "toppings" for many taco/quesadilla/enchilada/burrito in Mexico and mexican food in general. They don't have to go together all the time, a sharper flavour is prefered.
Elements Of Americanization?
So much cumin in mexican dishes! I'm always shocked by how much cumin there is in almost any mexican food, My mother taught me to put just enough to give the dish "warmth" (and only in a few recipes from the north, Monterrey) but if you can taste the cumin it means you put too much in. Americanized "flavour"?
Mexico City - Four Day Visit - Suggestions/Thoughts?
Al Andar is a small mezcaleria in calle Regina, Centro Historico. Lots of artisanal mezcales and simple good food (i like the fish quesadillas and green pozole). It's located on a beautiful pedestrian street, fondas, restaurants, bars and a traditional pulqueria. Lovely Regina Coelli church and plaza.
Charco de las Ranas - Mexico City
it's between Bolivar and Isabel la Catolica, closer to la Alameda, metro Bellas Artes.
pls. help me find meyer lemons in DF or toluca!
I've seen them in Costco and other "big" supermarkets.
Best High End Butchers in Mexico City DF
In the mercado San Juan you can find everything you are looking for, there's also Sonora Beef, Guanajuato 36 in Colonia Roma.
Hacienda de los Morales - Not Good
Last time i went to la Hacienda was for a wedding years ago. Mediocre food and fake atmosphere.
Where to buy Mexican Chocolate?
Look for the Mayordomo brand, it's from Oaxaca and can be found in mercados.
