Mexico City

8 Great Guacamoles in Metro Phoenix

Some snooty conquistador way back when once noted that in Mexico, avocados and guacamole were "butter for the poor." My, how times have changed! Guacamole -- a literal and linguistic mash-up of the Nahuatl (Aztec) words ahuacatl (avocado) and mole (mixture) has gone so upscale, customers now routine ... More >>

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayor, Makes Third "Trade Mission" to Mexico

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Councilman Michael Nowakowski and City Manager David Cavazos are jetting off to Mexico on a "trade mission" to strengthen economic ties with its southern neighbor. This is Stanton's third visit to Mexico since taking office.

CLOSED: Poblano in Central Phoenix

Poblano, the casual Mexican eatery in Central Phoenix, has shuttered. See also: - Cafe Posada in Gilbert Closing This Month - Hao Bao Food Truck Hitting the Brakes -- For Now Owned by Isamary Diaz and daughter Vanessa, who also operate three Armando's fast-food Mexican spots in the Valley, Poblano ... More >>

Muy Gigante: La Merced Supersizes It in Mesa

El Rinconcito: Mexico City Street Food in Sunnyslope

Mexicans Pay in Blood for America's War on Drugs

Jose Garces' Culinary Star Power Shines at Old Town Whiskey and Distrito

"Modern Mexican Painting" at Phoenix Art Museum Asks Frida to Move Over

Ask a Mexican on Mennonites in Mexico and Crimes and Disdemeanors

Ask a Mexican on Keeping Cool in Mexico, and Chicks from Ecuador

Ask a Mexican on Mexican Rap and a Tricky Proposal

Market Research

Check out this body-parts-free zone

Cafe: Canteen Modern Tequila

​Looking for a dining location on Mill that doesn't involve drug references or gummy bears? We may have the place for you. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Canteen Modern Tequila: I'm still dreaming of those tacos. Served upright in zigzagged metal trays, heaped with shredded cabbage, crumble ... More >>

Google Translate Turns into a Beatbox

​It turns out that Google Translate can do way more than translate a foreign business documents, help confused travelers, or decode what your mail order bride is saying, according to Gizmodo.In fact, if you go to Google Translate and set both language transition settings to German, you've got a go ... More >>

Prickly Pear Cactus

Photo courtesy of Kaveh via Wikimedia Commons A prickly pear cactus stands in front of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacán, Mexico City.​In the name of good health and a good read, each week we'll be bringing you a health product, complete with review. We're calling this feature Crunchy ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: On Funerals for Legs and Beck Albums

Juans, II

A fight-of-the-year rematch on the big screen

New in CenPho: La Condesa Gourmet Taco Shop

​16th Street might as well be called Taco Row, for all the Mexican restaurants lining the street between Washington and Indian School, but hey, there's always room for me. The newest one in the neighborhood looks appealing because it's not the typical Sonoran spot. Open since last Friday, L ... More >>

Swine Flu Taking Its Toll on Concerts

Mexico City, as well as the rest of the country, has seen a recent trend of canceled concerts due to swine flu concernsCan't get enough swine flu coverage? Thought maybe reading a music blog would offer you an opportunity to get away from the media blitz surrounding the fervor? Well, such is the nat ... More >>

Swine Flu Causes US Airways and American to Relax Ticket-Change Policies

US Airways announced today it will relax ticketing policies for passengers scheduled this week to fly to, from, or through a slew of cities in Mexico. The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that American Airlines is making a similar move. The Phoenix-based airline's Web site says passengers s ... More >>

Coming Soon: Gallo Blanco Cafe at the Clarendon Hotel

CenPho is on a roll, yo. After a revolving door of restaurant concepts that have come and gone at the Clarendon Hotel since the departure of Camus almost two years ago, there's news that chef Doug Robson will be the owner/operator of a new in-house eatery called Gallo Blanco Cafe, set to open b ... More >>

Phoenix’s Latino Rockabilly Set Turns the Beat Around

Arpaio "Surprised" by Official Protest by Mexico of Policy to Segregate Inmates

The Mexican consul general in Phoenix has "energetically protested the undignified way in which the Mexicans were transferred to 'Tent City,'" according to an article in the New York Times' International Herald Tribune. The consul general, Carlos Flores Vizcarra (pictured), has a funny way of doin ... More >>

Plaza Grill Serves Southern Mexican Specialties from Mexico City and Veracruz

On Niños Héroes and Blinging Out Your Astrovan with Stickers

On the Iraq invasion and losing your lengua

Ask a Mexican has one answer for young illegal aliens hoping to become legal: "Go back to Mexico"

Pitch or catch? As in many cultures, Mexicans are guilty of a double standard when it comes to homosexuality

They Want an Arm and a Leg

Preferably white meat

To Half and To Whole

Being Mexican-plus

That's Bond, Jaime Bond

Meet the Mexican 007 at Mythos

Reporting from Mexico

Impressive fest proves Peter Bart wrong

Beyond the Pale

Whistling at white women

She Devil

Cinema Paradoxical

LATIN - The New Classicos

Celebrating some of the year's best efforts in Latin music

BEST CHEAP MEXICAN FOOD

Restaurant Mexico

El Tri

It's about love, pride and politics

Molotov

Mexican quartet makes its Marquee

French Fritos

Mexican fare reflects French flavors

Binge and Splurge

Tortas La Presa tastes like hoagie heaven

Mercado Magic

In Valley, Mexican markets take Food City form

Tempe Treasure

A hidden home of southern Mexican fare reveals how to eat dried worms

The Unlikely Environmentalists

Mexican officials were quite capable of stopping one of the world's largest corporations on their own

Vanity Fare

The glamorous Jacques and Natasha Gelman outshine much of the work they collected in 'Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Twentieth-Century Mexican Art'

Best Selection of Mexican Imports

Mercado Mexico
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La Mujer Canta los Blues

Arizona native Betsy Pecanins dents the Mexican pop charts with American blues steeped in tequila

TRADE SECRETS

ARIZONA'S TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO MEXICO WAS CUTTING DEALS WITH HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. A SECRETARY REPORTED THE PROBLEM--AND PROMPTLY GOT CANNED.

NADA THIS EARTHGRINGO ART HITS THE CANVAS IN NEW "SOUTH OF THE BORDER" EXHIBITION