February 27, 2010
We're taking you on an eating trip to Mexico City this week. Lynne and our managing producer, Sally Swift, recently returned from a week of total culinary immersion. We have it all: the tastes, the sounds and the generosity of local experts, including a lesson in authenticity from Diana Kennedy as she opens her Mexican eco house to us. It's an hour you won't want to miss!
Episode Rundown
00:00 – 01:00 Intro
01:00 – 9:39 Arrival/Jamaica Market
Local food expert Ruth Alegría takes Lynne and Sally to a jam-packed market, then lunch at El Cardenal.Ruth's Web site: www.mexicosoulandessence.com
09:39 – 14:05 Class and Food in Mexico
Lynne joins writer, researcher and restaunteur Ricardo Muñoz at his restaurant, Café Azul y Oro.Recipe: Mexican Hot Chocolate
Book: Diccionario Enciclopedico De Gastronomia Mexicana
14:05 – 28:18 Diana Kennedy
The grand dame of Mexican cuisine, Diana Kennedy, opens her Mexican eco-house to us.Recipe: Pozole Verde
Book: The Art of Mexican Cooking
28:18 – 33:01 Agua Fresca
Food historian Rachel Laudan talks with Lynne about the fruit-flavored water served with meals in Mexico.Recipe: Agua de Sandia (Watermelon Water)
33:02 – 39:03 Mayoras
Margarita Carillo de Salinas talks with Lynne about indigenous women running professional kitchens; they're not chefs, they're mayoras.Web site: www.margaritacarrillo.com
39:03 – 45:49 Pujol
When you ask people who is reinventing Mexican food, the name that comes up most often is Enrique Olvera's Pujol.Web site: pujol.com.mx
49:50 – 50:12 Bakery Tour/Tacos
Ruth Alegría takes life seriously — dessert first, then tacos.Web sites: www.pasteleriaideal.com.mx, www.eltizoncito.com.mx
This Week's Recipes
Images from This Episode
- "Los de Abajo" by El Indio, from Nuevo Latino
- "Volver a Comenzar" by Café Tacuba, from Sino
- "Blue Prairie" by Las Rubias del Norte, from Panamericana
- "Cada Domingo a las Doce Despues de la Misa" by Las Rubias del Norte, from Panamericana
- "Corazon, Corazon" by Las Rubias del Norte, from Panamericana
- "Coplas de Arcadio Hidalgo" by Los Folkloristas, from ¡Mexico!
- "Mexicanos (Asi es)" by Charanga Cakewalk, from Loteria De La Cumbia Lounge
- "The Splendid Table Theme" is written and performed by Billy Barber.
Features
Lynne's Travel Diary
A listing of all the restaurants we visited while in Mexico City. (Even more than we mentioned on the show).Excerpts from Lynne's travel diary»
Slideshow
A handful of photos from our tour of Mexico City. Click any of the images to start the full slideshow.
Where We Eat
Restaurants/Stops in Mexico City
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El Cardenal: Paseo de Las Palmas 215 Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de Mexico
Cafe Azul y Oro: Av. Insurgentes Sur 3000 Coyoacan, Ciudad de Mexico
Pujol: Petrarca 254 Polanco, Ciudad de Mexico
El Tizoncito: Tamaulipas 122, Condesa, 06140 Ciudad de Mexico
La Pasteleria Ideal: Av 16 de Septiembre 18, Col Centro Ciudad de Mexico
More restaurants in Lynne's Travel Diary»
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