Feature Article: A Feast for the Eye. A Painterly View of Mexican Food
Mexican food has always been a feast for all the senses. From the earliest Pre-hispanic times to today, the visual allure of this colourful and texture rich cuisine has been the subject of both manuscript and canvas.
By Rita Pomade


Mescal
Mexico's "other" drink. It may not have as high a profile as tequila, but mescal is a time-honoured beverage that also can bring its charms to your kitchen. (+ 4 recipes)
By Timothy J. Knab


The Five Senses of Frida
The recent movie "Frida" was a visually luxurious depiction of Kahlo's life in Mexico. But it was incomplete. Her passionate love of cooking was totally missing from the film. Consider this "out-take." (+ 5 recipes)
By Maggie Van Ostrand


The Pastry War. Mexico - France, 1838
Food is such an important part of what defines Mexico that she went to war over some pastries with the "other" country known for its cuisine.
By Shep Lenchek


Mexican Business Lunches
Doing business in Mexico is much more than getting the deal done. It is as much, if not more, about the relationship and what better opportunity is there to develop relationships than to share a comida.
By Ilya Adler


CANDELARIA'S COOKBOOK - A Review
Readers of Dane Chandos’ charming ‘Village in the Sun’, about life around Lake Chapala in the ‘40s, will recall Candelaria as the cook who ‘could carry in her head scores and scores of recipes.’ Two score and ten are collected here, compiled by Moreen (Binkie) Chater of the lakeside village of San Antonio Tlayacapan.
By Sophie Jensen


Superama Mama
Learning to navigate the Mexican super-food stores can be an adventure in cultural differences. Sally Davis Ellwein


Photo Strips from this Special Edition

Dia de los Muertos - Mexico's Day of the Dead
Mexico Connect's collection of descriptions, stories and images about this very unique and important celebration of death is considered one of the best. Enjoy!
Various Authors and Photographers

Perspectives: Teresa Kendrick - "Tales from the Maracuyá" 5. "A Foreigner's Tale" Amy Kirkcaldy - "Learning to Live in Mexico" Some Like It Hot . . . Marvin West - "WestWords" "Insulted at Tom's Texas BBQ" Maggie Van Ostrand - "A Balloon in Cactus" Day of the Dead or Alive La Cocina: Karen Hursh Graber - "Mexican Hot . . . Or Not" The Comadre and Her Sixteen Children (or: How I Started Cooking Mexican Food) + 4 recipes	Books & History: Alan Cogan - "Cogan's Reviews" Like Water for Chocolate By Laura Esquivel Tony Burton - "This Month in Mexico's History" November Did You Know . . . . . . archaeologists have found fifteen-hundred-year-old kitchens? The Arts: Rita Pomade - "Art in Mexico" A Feast for the Eye. A Painterly View of Mexican Food Joe P. Carr, Karen Witynski - "Mexico Design & Style" The Mexican Cocina + Calabasitas Rellenas (Stuffed Baby Mayan Squash)

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