Last week, we escaped the scorching temperatures and tragic wildfires that plagued Central Texas with a long-awaited visit to Mexico City, where high temperatures kissed the 80s and the cool evenings almost begged for a sweater. The occasion for the visit was Mima’s 80th birthday, which happens to be on Mexican Independence Day, Dieciseis de septiembre, a very festive time in Mexico when the entire More
My journey in Cape Town was brief but lovely. I have great memories of those few days, especially the day trip to the Stellenbosch Wine Route. What an amazingly beautiful place! It was the first time I had even had South African wine -exports were no happening due to the economic sanctions placed against the apartheid regime. The landscape is awe-inspiring, especially in the fall More
It all stated back in late 1993 when my friend Keith left for a year in South Africa, with a grant to study education reform in post-apartheid South Africa. At his going away party he invited -no, challenged- all his friends to come visit him while there. I was single, working at a restaurant, with no real commitments to speak of. I thought this could More
Back in late November of last year, I was interviewed by AOL’s Slashfood blogger Hanna Raskin on “Tamales for Thanksgiving.” As is common in this kind of interview, some of my comments and assessments were misinterpreted or arranged to fit the author’s immediate story angle. Nevertheless, it’s my name out there and I am glad for that. Read the article here: via Slashfood Tweets Considering More