‘Food’ Category
-
Photo: 3652 Days: #194: Last Stop At The Weekly Market: DF, MX.
0July 13, 2010 by Citizen192
July 13 2010 The Tuesday tianguis down the street from my place is the type of experience I want in my back pocket wherever I go: La Señora with her “tengo nopalitos” shout; the pomegranate seller always telling me to put a little salt and lemon on the seeds and then chase it with tequila; the free fruit samples; the battered codfish tacos with extra large tortillas for lunch. You know what I really want? I want people to offer me free samples of jicama, aguacate, mango, and melon wherever I shop. The vendors here do it right. Above, Osito
Read More...
keep readingCategory 3652 Days, Food, Mexico City, Photography, Travels | Tags: 3652 Days, DF, July 13 2010, La Condesa, Mexico City, Tianguis
-
Photo: 3652 Days: #167: Spider The Chef: Albuquerque, NM.
0June 17, 2010 by Citizen192
June 16 2010 Ezra’s Place is a restaurant located in the North Valley of Albuquerque. It’s an older part of town decorated by the oldest cottonwood trees in the city. I met some new friends over the last few weeks and they invited me out to try, what they said, was the best food in Albuquerque. I wasn’t skeptical because these were the same friends who invited me over to Albuquerque’s best taco truck where I had delicious carnitas, al pastor and carne asada tacos the likes of DF, minus the pineapple. We pulled into the parking lot of Lucky
Read More...
keep readingCategory 3652 Days, Food, Photography, Travels | Tags: 3652 Days, Albuquerque, Ezra's Place, Food, Restaurants, Spider
-
Photo: 3652 Days: #152: Mama Bear: Los Angeles, Ca.
0June 2, 2010 by Citizen192
June 1 2010 “Mijo! Por que cuando estoy toda fea…” The reaction is the same each time I take a photo of my mom. Even though she’s adorable, she always thinks I’m taking a photo at the wrong time. Last night I arrived back home for the biggest wedding in our family in years. On the stove was a pot of Mengiche, a dip-like dish comprised of queso fresco and rajas. I asked my mom what region of Mexico it comes from and she said, “Quien sabe? Es una receta de tu abuela.” I had two plates with frijoles on
Read More...
keep readingCategory 3652 Days, Food, Los Angeles, Photography, Travels | Tags: 3652 Days, Family, June 1 2010, Los Angeles, Mom
