Current Trends in Mexican Restaurant Cuisine

“Sooner or later change had to come,” says José Carlos Capel, in an article in El País. The tasty Mexican culinary repertoire, one of the most varied in the world,…

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Good News: Argentine Agricultural Export Tax Defeated

Earlier I posted on my reactions to the standoff between Argentine farmers and the government over a proposed export tax on grains of around 40%. Given the widespread reporting on…

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Spaghetti with gravy

Yesterday I took two 16-year old English visitors to a restaurant in downtown Guanajuato.  Pasta looked more user-friendly to them than unknown dishes called tostadas and chilaquiles and the like. …

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