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How to order mezcal for your best experience
Learn how to order mezcal according to the agave variety, the profile and the bottom line to enhance your experience.
A roundup of my favorite recipes of 2023
Janet Blaser shares her top recipes of the year, which include garlic shrimp, avocado fries and mango hand pies.
The sweet Rosca de Reyes, a flavorful dive into Mexican traditions
Learn everything about the Rosca de Reyes, from its cultural significance to regional variations. Will you find the baby Jesus this year?
Mexico’s relationship with alcohol
Mexico’s history of both restrictions and tolerance of alcoholic beverages reflects the country’s social and economic development.
Your guide to traditional Mexican Christmas foods
Eat, drink and be merry with these Mexican holiday foods including tamales, atole, ponche, buñuelos and more!
Mexico News Daily staff picks 2023: Food and drink
This list of our staff's favorite dishes and drinks - from craft beers to barbacoa tacos, from Oaxaca to Mérida - is sure to whet your appetite!
We know them as floating gardens, but what is a chinampa, really?
Going out to eat in Mexico City? There’s a good chance that meal got its start on the sustainable farms of Xochimilco.Â
Holiday food gifts to make
These easy DIY homemade food gifts will make everybody happy.
The renaissance of pulque, Mexico’s ‘white gold’ ancestral drink
The pulque-making process has remained the same as it was centuries ago. Learn about this traditional Mexican beverage.
Drink toasting etiquette 101
The long history of drink toasting begins in 6th-century Greece, where it was a way to praise the Gods and ask for health and prosperity.
3 Mexican recipes (and secret tips) from my 99-year-old abuelita
I asked my grandmother to teach me how to cook her best Mexican recipes. Today, I prepare these recipes almost every week.
Nut mixes: Always a crowd pleaser
Recipes for easy to make (sweet or savory) nut mixes that are sure to keep everybody happy during the winter holidays.
Got 1 min? Find out which restaurant is Mexico’s best for 2023
The 2023 edition of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants includes this Valle de Guadalupe restaurant among the top 5 in the entire region.
No hangovers and low sugar? Mezcal is worth your attention
With mezcal trending in bars across the world, it's time to pay attention to the diversity of Mexico’s original spirit.
Cocktails made with mezcal, the ancestral Mexican drinkÂ
Mezcal is best enjoyed unadulterated by mixers. But there are also amazing cocktails you can prepare with this Mexican spirit.
Perfect mashed potatoes, made in advance
Don't miss Janet Blaser's pro tips for making the best mashed potatoes this holiday season.