Tag: Mexican
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Movida
This week, we wanted to try something a little different so we went to Movida, a lounge/restaurant not too far from the ballpark. The cuisine was a fusion of Mexican and Persian cuisine which was unique and sounded interesting. The lounge opened up last October and recently received a mention in the latest Michelin guide.…
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Californios
It’s only Wednesday, but we were having withdrawal from CDMX and Oaxaca, so I knew it was only a matter of time until we gave in and went back to Californios (we held out almost 10 days, lol). The menu had changed up since we ate here a month ago before our trip so almost…
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Maximo Bistrot
Our last dinner in Mexico. We ate at Maximo which was another restaurant recommended by Chef Val at Californios (as well as the concierge at the St. Regis when we were in CDMX a week ago as well as one of the drivers). We didn’t really know exactly what to expect. Restaurant had a big…
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Criollo (dinner)
Dinner at Criollo for our last meal here in Oaxaca. We had been here twice for desayuno already including earlier that day in the morning. We had seating the back back area at a new bar type seating that the chef had newly set up for a future omakase type menu. We receive a preview…
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Almú
They had a comal for cooking and had moles simmering. We had the tlayudas since we hadn’t yet had those. They are basically a giant tortilla with lard, beans, and cheese and then the tortilla is folded in half and grilled so all of the ingredients are on the inside, so it essentially ends up…
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Criollo (breakfast)
The beginning of the end of our time in Oaxaca. The first part of the day, we had a quick breakfast at Criollo again (I had the negro concha and the huevos ranchero and I don’t normally even eat breakfast!). https://criollo.mx/
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Memelas Doña Vale
We also stopped at Dona Vale for some memelas for lunch. John and I were seated at the counter with Chef Alex. We had our drinks, a fruity smoothie type drink and a hot chocoloate (con agua). We were both not very hungry from so much food yesterday, so we had a modest amount of…
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Casa Oaxaca el Restaurante
Dinner was at Casa Oaxaca, one of the best restaurants in Oaxaca led by Chef Alejandro Ruiz. One unique local dish was the tostada with ants, grashhoppers, and worms (it seems we had an insect recurring theme today…). I can’t say I found the tostada as tasty as other tostadas with other proteins, but I…
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Criollo (cooking class)
Cooking lesson to make salsa, tortilla, quesadilla, tostadas, and more. Placing tortillas onto the comal is a lot harder than it looks! https://criollo.mx/
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Liquen Oaxaca
Private dinner on the rooftop of the restaurant. Chef Chucho joined us for dinner and took us through the process of tasting mezcal and talked us through dinner. He was a very artistic and passionate soul who puts so much into his work. After dinner, he DJ’d a bit and kept pouring us so many…