The Baguette as Marker of the French Empire
After a year of sparse postings, I am now eager to get started again. And so I’ll begin by picking up on a hanging topic. A couple of months ago,…
Read moreTruly Mexican
Now the move from Mexico City to Austin, Texas is largely behind me and there’s a whole month before the move back, I’ve had time to browse Roberto Santibañez’s Truly…
Read moreHow the menu at Mexico City’s most venerable Mexican restaurant was created
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…
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