http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/el-sabor-de-m%C3%A9xico-san-francisco#story_top Seems like a page book out of our epic yucatec crawl [entomotado mention even]

Baba Louie’s is definitely one of the best in terms of more budget options. There’s usually a line out the door in the evening on weekends, so maybe best to come early. If you are at all familiar with Mexican food...

with green pipian sauce and one with a local mole, called xiqueña after the coffee town of Xico. The best example of pescado a la veracruzana I had was at a palapa-roofed seafood restaurant called Costa Esmeralda, one of a cluster...

it should be demonized. Re: the missing texture and volume of commercial mole paste I had the opportunity to taste and observe the making of the magnificent mole de Xico of Magdalena Hernandez (served the proper way, with tamales...

was meant for me, made with all of my favourites: chorizo-stuffed chicken breast, pickled golden raisins, toasted almond rice, and mole de xico. Bliss, bliss, and heaven! I know I’m supposed to be embarrassed to be a...

Mole de Xico (hee-coh)... it’s delicious, a little sweeter than mole de puebla. You can often find it in plastic jars – great for traveling.

Don’t know if any of you make it past the Graham stop on the L but a bit further down is Life, an outpost of the famed East Village spot. Very friendly service, nice vibe, and a nice mix of Vegan and greasy spoon make this...

Puebla (city) and Veracruz (state) are very doable in 10 days. I just came back from doing a loop via Xalapa (and Xico/Coatepec) on the way from Puebla to the Puerto and Cordoba (extraordinary chow city: I really need to write...

to Xalapa tonight, then Xico, then the nahua village of Zongolica. Then to the Feria del tamal in Coyoacan (will write separately about this later), then towards the other direction (Iguala, Teloloapan etc) Richard

moving from Veracruz (city) to Xalapa to Xico, it proved impossible to keep to any more rigorous method. I was headed to see the opening of the annual Matanzas de Tehuacan and was hoping to be able to find a way into Puebla by...

Puebla. And it is considered one of the 7 famous Oaxacan moles. It might also be related to other Sweet Moles like the Mole de Xico... and also in the Yucatan (Campeche & Southern Tabasco) there is a type of Mole that is served...

No it’s the rosa de Castilla. Yes, Mexico has the best ice cream in this hemisphere. Possibly the greatest of them all is the ancient Los Dos Polos in Coatepec (more on this when I finish my post on Xalapa, Xico,...

's My Mexico; see also online article from Mexico Desconocido-available in English I think). By the time, you get to say Xalapa or Xico, you are already encountering a completely different set of dishes; in Xico, for instance...

Yolispa is an herbal liqueur, related to the “verde” of Xico (which has a different composition of herbs). One place to enjoy yolispa is the very very old and charming cantina called El Calate which is located right...

't thinking of Xico mole. I’ve not yet eaten it, but know several people that have and they all adore it.