tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post950879487081189481..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: dining in the halls of moctezumaSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-39405329836088181442011-04-27T22:08:27.602-05:002011-04-27T22:08:27.602-05:00Now you are working my mother's side of the st...Now you are working my mother's side of the street. It would have been a long time delay for the ant eggs to do their dirty work.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-40661306289523311852011-04-27T22:07:32.270-05:002011-04-27T22:07:32.270-05:00We report only facts here. As Edith Ann would say...We report only facts here. As Edith Ann would say: "And that's the truth."Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-62019711791958693242011-04-27T21:31:34.809-05:002011-04-27T21:31:34.809-05:00You are too kind. But I enjoyed it a lot too!
Sal...You are too kind. But I enjoyed it a lot too!<br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br /><i>Where we also recommend Casa de Toño in Mexico City in Sta María de la Ribera.</i>Kim Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-27509838525238589182011-04-27T20:20:35.231-05:002011-04-27T20:20:35.231-05:00You've named two, and shown a third one of my ...You've named two, and shown a third one of my favorite restaurants in Mexico City. <br /><br />Taco Inn downstairs from Los Girasoles, is, in the famous words of a good friend here in Boston, "Quick, cheap, and delicious." I highly recommend it for informal eating. <br /><br />Los Girasoles also prides itself on offering "Nouvelle Cuisine a la Mexicana," and does a nice job. Lots of interesting stuff there. But I always wonder why it's not more crowded. I just hope it doesn't go out of business. <br /><br />And Cafe Tacuba is indeed good, solid, and reliable, but not great. Still, the portions are ample, and I've never had a problem there. <br /><br />By the way, a couple years ago in Taxco, F decided to order the <i>escamoles.</i> None of the rest of us dared. His reward? "Intestinal disorder" for the next several days. <br /><br />Be warned. <br /><br />Saludos, <br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where we have a photo of a restaurant in Coyocan proudly boasting of its "Festival of Insects." Thanks, but no thanks. I'll leave them to the birds.</i>Kim Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-60408289415837560272011-04-27T13:46:30.567-05:002011-04-27T13:46:30.567-05:00My mouth waters again.My mouth waters again.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-77728171789375363762011-04-27T13:45:54.480-05:002011-04-27T13:45:54.480-05:00I need to get back to Mexico City for a better foo...I need to get back to Mexico City for a better food tour. One of my favorite experiences was sitting with Kim of Boston over a Coke Light. Friends tend to be the best ingredients for dinner.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-37470651372433018232011-04-27T13:42:52.553-05:002011-04-27T13:42:52.553-05:00And I get to go to Versailles in just a few days. ...And I get to go to Versailles in just a few days. I fly to Fort Lauderdale on Friday afternoon.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-22908788716058495442011-04-27T13:41:43.254-05:002011-04-27T13:41:43.254-05:00It is a good group. I ran across them while doing...It is a good group. I ran across them while doing research before we went to the restaurant.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-54871269712125588052011-04-27T13:40:32.528-05:002011-04-27T13:40:32.528-05:00You correctly identified my left arm. I may have ...You correctly identified my left arm. I may have cropped the photo a bit. I forget. As I do so much these days. Locked the keys in the car twice this past week.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-26526138201363514432011-04-27T13:39:20.834-05:002011-04-27T13:39:20.834-05:00I really love tongue. I was going to buy one to m...I really love tongue. I was going to buy one to make sandwich meat until I found out how much work it is to prepare. On the other hand, I have nothing but time.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-56943463955694945502011-04-27T13:38:15.206-05:002011-04-27T13:38:15.206-05:00Probably not. The time gap was too big -- days la...Probably not. The time gap was too big -- days later. Even if they did, it was worth the symbolic gesture. I really dislike those leaf cutter ants.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-89458590188772449472011-04-27T13:37:11.810-05:002011-04-27T13:37:11.810-05:00A fellow traveler had pizza at the same place -- w...A fellow traveler had pizza at the same place -- with similar results. But no one else at my table got sick. Go figure.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-57464412030436454652011-04-27T09:05:41.480-05:002011-04-27T09:05:41.480-05:00Lengua is one of my favorite parts to indulge in. ...Lengua is one of my favorite parts to indulge in. There are a couple of small taco stands in our mercado that do an excellent job of chopping that morsel. Anytime I have picked something up has never been from a stand type place but a big fancy cheap joint.<br />I rather cook it at home and use if for sandwiches and as it runs out, do a nice pasta dish along with tender chopped tripa....Italian style.tanchonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-18112826160958401452011-04-27T07:41:02.434-05:002011-04-27T07:41:02.434-05:00Cover charge without the band ??
http://www.youtub...Cover charge without the band ??<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1vp8avx8w4sparkshttp://sparksmex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-72905608986045920842011-04-27T07:34:36.720-05:002011-04-27T07:34:36.720-05:00Steve;
When you have more time to spend in Mexico ...Steve;<br />When you have more time to spend in Mexico City, you will find much better food. Preferably in a small group of friends, rather than on a tour.<br /><br />As to what made you sick, ¿quien sabe? It could have been a sandwich on the bus, a buffet meal at a hotel, or a salad.<br />I hope that you washed your hands before eating. Tsk tsk.<br /><br />We were in el DF last weekend and ate at only fine, upstanding clean places. (One only street food place, and it was hot consomé de borrego and a teeny taco de borrgo each.)<br /><br />However, by early Monday morning, Doña Cuevas was sickish. Then once home, so was I . I think it came from an excess of rich foods, too many in quick succession. This time, we recovered quickly.<br /><br />To Felipe: it's hard to escape cover charges (cubiertos) if you want to eat in better restaurants in the big city.<br /><br />Saludos,<br /> Don CuevasDon Cuevashttp://mexkitchen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-2269793727026531892011-04-27T07:27:26.797-05:002011-04-27T07:27:26.797-05:00i think i've mentioned before that versailles ...i think i've mentioned before that versailles is also my favorite cuban restaurant. we try to make it there every time we go to miami. i discovered la bodeguita del medio in p.v. but although their music was great, the food definitely did not match versailles. i too love ropa vieja but even though my mom used to make tongue, or was it pig's feet, probably both, i never dared try either. <br /><br />on a different topic, we've just had our coldest april on record and it seems to me that it's been the rainiest as well, at least in the 18 years we've lived here. can't wait for summer. enjoy your beautiful weahter.<br /><br />teresaTafreeburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-42120457588664925972011-04-27T07:02:29.443-05:002011-04-27T07:02:29.443-05:00Man, high-end joints all around. If memory serves,...Man, high-end joints all around. If memory serves, Tacuba is one of those places that lay a cover charge on you just for sitting down, for receiving the honor of being allowed in the door. They call it something else, cubierto, but that's what it is. A cover charge in a restaurant!<br /><br />I assume it's you in the photo in the black shirt obscured in the bottom left.Felipe Zapatahttp://zapatatales.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-33697129546981993492011-04-27T06:18:24.463-05:002011-04-27T06:18:24.463-05:00Wow you have had a lot of tongue adventures - lick...Wow you have had a lot of tongue adventures - licking your chops - my money is on the tongue getting you sick - I am sick just thinking about it.John Calypsohttp://vivaveracruz.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-22748413258248168132011-04-27T01:48:12.982-05:002011-04-27T01:48:12.982-05:00Are you sure it wasn't the ant eggs that made ...Are you sure it wasn't the ant eggs that made you sick?M Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-5709526705133420312011-04-27T01:42:06.123-05:002011-04-27T01:42:06.123-05:00Steve it was pizza that clobbered Andee (of Chacal...Steve it was pizza that clobbered Andee (of Chacala) when she stopped at a chain restaurant like Piece a Pizza in Vallarta......horrible result.<br /> <br />Killer cheese is serious stuff.Ricknoreply@blogger.com