I’m running late. I need to be at the church in Santo Domingo de Guzman in 5 minutes. All the taxis whizing by the main road connecting nearby villages are at full capacity and don’t stop. I am worried I won’t make this next, very critical interview.
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The Hunt for Cuitlacoche, Part III
Posted in Mexico City, tagged corn fungus, Cuitlacoche, journalism, Mexico City on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Hunt for Cuitlacoche, Part II
Posted in Mexico City, tagged corn fungus, Cuitlacoche, journalism, Mexico City on August 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s four in the afternoon and I’m zooming along inside a Volkswagen bug taxi typical of Mexico City. Sharing the backseat with me are a farmer, his wife, their loquacious two-year-old daughter, some luggage and eight empty nine gallon buckets.
The Hunt for Cuitlacoche
Posted in Mexico City, tagged corn fungus, Cuitlacoche, journalism, Mexico City on August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The first time I tried corn fungus I was a wide-eyed college student living in a rough barrio in southern Mexico City. My friends and I stumbled into the stereotypical “hole in the wall” restaurant…
When the Lights Go Out in Mexico City
Posted in Mexico City on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Forecast today en la capital: Rain, rain, rain. Complicated my whole day. But come late evening there was a happy ending.
