Since the likes of Anthony Bourdain pimped Mexico’s fourth-largest city, Puebla has been on the hit list of many a foodie. Puebla’s namesake dish, mole poblano, is its most famous, but we encountered many layers to the food scene in just 3 days and nights in this charming, wealthy city. Eating was a primary purpose of our…
Month: January 2015
Mexico City in 204 Hours
204 hours is almost enough to scratch the surface of this lively, large, and laid-back capital. Based in Roma Norte, we spent 8 full days and nights like this: Skip to the summary. Day 1: The Day of Fermentation Drank nothing but juice and fermented beverages at 2 craft beer bars, 2 craft breweries, and 1 pulqueria. Pulque is…
Fly on, little wing.
The benefit of staying outside of Seattle for three days is that we get to see what’s outside of Seattle, for a change. Downtown has so much to offer, the temptation is never to leave. There is a world of food, drink, and stuff to do outside of downtown, and arguably some of the region’s…
On Mexico: Preliminaries, Previstos…
Leaving for Mexico in a few days, our first trip really (I was there many, many years ago, it really doesn’t count). We are going for 7 weeks, so quite a chunk of time, and spending most of it in a relatively small geographic region. Focusing on the capital, what D.F has to offer, then off…
Top Breweries Visited in 2014
Here are some of the most outstanding breweries we visited in 2014, while we were based in Vancouver, BC. The list is based on beer quality but also atmosphere and role in the community. 49th State: Denali, Alaska Fitting well with my theory that cold places brew best, Alaskan beer is generally of high quality. However, one…
Love and Barley 