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June 2007

… an old friend

Dear World:
Let me introduce you to my old friend, little lettera 32.
Some years ago when I was in the design museum in London, we encountered this little number as part of the items on display.  Gosh I thought, I know I am not a spring chicken anymore but I am certainly not old [...]

… how to eat a taco and the best taquerias in Mexico City

Like mole, the subject of tacos is enormous, there are tacos for all occasions, and for all types of people.  Small children in Mexico begin their taco-eating journey from an early age, most likely with ‘flautas de pollo’ which translates as chicken flutes the name being related to the similarity of these crispy tacos to [...]

taqueria review

When I teach people how to cook Mexican food in London, people always ask me to suggest a good place to eat…  Immediately a bubble of fear grows inside of me, making me look like a three year old that does not understand the question and in a nice manner and with glassy eyes, I [...]