Hearts of Palm Salad for Palm Sunday
The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday. It is a joyous day that celebrates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem; the roads were covered with palm fronds. This begat many traditions: In Chamula, Chiapas, for example, the entry of the church is strewn with...Hotel Casa Real del Cafe, Coatepec, Veracruz
This year I have traveled a lot and stayed in many hotels in Peru, California, and two states in Mexico, Queretaro and Veracruz, and know exactly what makes a great hotel, for me at least. I would put plenty of electrical outlets, 60-watt light bulbs, a bathtub,...Breakfast in Xico, Veracruz, Mexico
Jan, the catrina veracruzana, me and Manolo One of the things that I learned on this trip is that Veracruzans, as in other parts of Mexico, breakfast is still the most popular meal to eat out. At 8:00 AM El Gran Cafe de la Parroquia in the Port has a line to get in...Shrimp in Black Pepper Sauce (Camarones a la pimienta)
Shrimp in Black Pepper Sauce (Camarones a la pimienta) One of the standard Veracruzan treatments for any kind of seafood is a la pimienta — briefly pan-cooked with onion, garlic, fresh green chiles, and a hefty dose of black pepper. With a few little adjustments...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.