. I use the greens in a soup with black-eyed peas. ORGANICALLY-GROWN TEAS from uptontea.com. Upton has a comprehensive selection of organically grown teas. I’m talking about loose tea, not bags. You can get sample portions...

’s, but a Mezcal!) or the restaurant where one could order a la carte. We chose the bar, which seemed to have more diners—again, we’re talking lunch. Vin ordinaire. Water. A first course (plated) of rice salad with tuna,...

choices are great. More than a dozen cocteles especiales (margarita paradiso, caipirinha, sangrita y tequila...), cerveza (Sol, Tecate, Negra modelo...), 33 tequila choices (divided into plata, reposado and anejo), mezcal (Del...

I am organizing a dinner for 15 to 20 in San Diego in October- all visiting convention attendees. I am looking for: -mexican food(because we are deprived New Englanders and we should, right?) -I want really great service -lots of...

of tiny, crisp envelopes, perhaps made from fried flour tortilla, filled with a cool black bean pico de gallo. We were also brought complimentary, small raspaditos (shaved ice) drinks of mezcal de la sierra with the juice or...

, with the latter being the only one that grows the agaves but doesn’t make tequila.Over 95% of tequila is produced in the state of Jalisco, from agave azul grown in the region.Mezcal is made using other agaves in a...

coconut and a “burnt milk” flavor that I liked a lot, but my wife didn’t. Interesting ice cream was all over a plaza near the church of Soledad for some reason, with my favorite local flavor being mezcal ice...

Do they have fresh goat? Fresh fish of interest? I don’t know if you will be nice to me since I just took a mini-swipe at you about Mezcal. You recommend I try El Charro? How small is it? Is it practical for you to eat in or...

written a lot about both of those places. I also really like Nijiya on Convoy – very high quality Japanese grocery. Lots of great snacks, organic produce, top quality sushi fish, etc. Enjoy!!!

in the afternoon near any school is awesome. I love a taco stand (stand up bar only) in the Condesa neighborhood == pretty sure it’s on Avenida Amsterdam near Michoacan. Lovely neighborhood with some good restaurants and a...

They have some great specialty tails, and a ton of different tequillas and mezcals on the list, so it’s hard to go wrong with the drinks. I love the burnt habenero salsa, it’s very spicy and sweet, but your safest bet...

, i.e. not overdone in cliche folk art or heavy handed colonial relics. Candelas in the Gaslamp also does upscale Mexican and can also be inconsistent. El Agave in Old Town has a wide assortment of tequilas and mezcals as well as...

leaf scented black bean paste. Can also be made with pork -Barbacoa de chivo: Same seasoning as pollo enchilado, but baked in an underground pit, surrounded by maguey and avocado leaves. The caldo additionally includes chickpeas...

was surprised that it was balanced despite the sweet elderflower liqueur and the sugar. I also tried the “Maximilian Affair” (Misty Kalkofen), which has mezcal (sub. tequila since I didn’t have any), St Germain,...

Definitely not true.... Agave Nectar & Pineapples only require yeast. The Aztecs made a white wine from Agave as described by the Spaniards (no I am not referring to Tequila, Mezcal or Pulque)