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Does Whitexicans have para llevar?
Episode 124
There’s a restaurant that opened in Queens, New York, a couple months ago with the name Whitexicans. That’s a loaded word – loaded with enough implic…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Giving Thanks
Episode 123
There have been so many things for which to be grateful this year. But, oftentimes, I find myself dwelling on the heartaches and regrets of the year.…
9 months ago
To AirBnB is human...
Episode 122
In the past decade, housing prices in Mexico City have climbed 148%, fueled largely by digital nomads and a tourism boom. More than 26,000 AirBnB uni…
9 months, 1 week ago
If you’re selling Mexican food, what do you owe Mexicans?
Episode 121
If you’re a business owner who makes their living serving food or drinks that are rooted in Mexican traditions, or a brand owner who is selling spiri…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Why are agaves not going to seed?
Episode 120
First I heard from Sergio Garnier that the wild lamparillos on his 24,000-acre ranch in Durango skipped a season. Didn’t shoot quiotes. Didn’t go to …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How do we protect Mezcal brand owners?
Episode 119
There’s a lot of talk about ensuring that the mezcaleres get paid fairly, and that’s an important conversation. There’s less talk about the palenquer…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Check your luggage when visiting Mexico
Episode 118
I see so many agave enthusiasts visiting Mexico and not checking luggage. And Alvin Starkman, who guides visitors to Oaxaca’s palenques, sees even mo…
10 months ago
How does Mezcal find new consumers?
Episode 117
According to the Comercam, production of Mezcal dropped in 2024. It went from 14.2 million liters in 2022 down to 12.2 million liters in 2023 and, la…
10 months, 1 week ago
The dangers of traveling to Mexico
Episode 116
The US State Department has changed their safety ratings for Mexico. The only places in the country where, according to the US State Department, you …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Mezcal by the numbers
Episode 115
Months ago COMERCAM released the 2024 numbers for Mezcal. But I just finally got around to looking at them. What do they reveal? To me, a lot of ques…
10 months, 3 weeks ago