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Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

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100% mature agave Espadin. So they are essentially organic, hand-crafted mezcals produced in the same way that mezcals have been produced for the last 400 years. Ron shared slides from each village showing the agaves, and the...

is upscale and pricey. But if you go, try the flight of Del Maguey single distilled, hand-crafted, organic Mezcal. This stuff is wonderful and bears absolutely NO resemblence to mescal with the gringo worm in the bottle (a...

of the tour had to be learning to make the infamous Mole Negro from Abigail at her home. We toured several indigenous markets (and the big Abastos market in Oaxaca City), visited a family that makes mezcal, visited the Del Maguey...

, mamey, mezcal (agave), and more, including some organics. Prices are low and quality higher than the supers. I also saw mole from Oaxaca and Guerrero and Mexican cheeses. Also, the vendors were friendly and welcoming, calling...

and shoulders above El Mezcal or any of the other places.

Maria’s Mexican Bistro (Union b’twn 4th & 5th) has got to be Park Slopes best Mexican restaurant. Forget Mezcals, Calexico and even the fairly decent Mexican Sandwich Company and go for the real deal over on Union. It...

I actually organized a large sampling dinner at Guelaguetza last month and did a recap of it as well. You can see that posting below plus there’s also a link that will take you to photos....

here in San Diego, and Ron Cooper the maven of Mezcal. As many S.D. hounds know the Valle de Guadalupe just north of Ensenada is beginning to turn out some very interesting wines. Both Gary and Rick indicated the market in...

If you end up doing Casa Oaxaca... at least check out Los Danzantes Mezcal/Wine Shop.

. If you go to El Agave try one of their Mezcal flights. They serve Del Maguay mezcals, which are an organic, single village, super premium series of mezcals from 6 Zapotec villages in Oaxaca. Truly amazing stuff. There really...

is like Egypt last year, it is an excellent time to go, because you will have all the sights, that are normally crowded and with long lines, to yourself. I just want to be organized and make my reservations. I was in Egypt in...