Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take

How the menu at Mexico City’s most venerable Mexican restaurant was created

By Rachel Laudan September 28, 2011 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Mexican Food 2 Comments

For nearly sixty years, guidebooks have described Fonda El Refugio in the center of Mexico City as a bastion of authentic Mexican cooking. Now Nick Gilman explains where that authenticity…

The rising social status of tequila in Mexico

By Rachel Laudan September 20, 2011 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Food Politics, Mexican Food No Comments

A follow up to the last post. Complete with Mexican canapés.

What’s happening to Mexico’s traditional markets?

By Rachel Laudan September 8, 2011 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food, Modern Food 10 Comments

Mexico City’s neighborhood markets, the rowdy, smelly vibrant landmarks of concrete and corrugated tin that sell everything from cactus salads to pinatas, are struggling as more Mexicans migrate to the…

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