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Literature and Food / "La Bella Italia" in "Las Batallas en el Desierto"

La Bella Italia, now extinct and gone, we miss you. The ice cream parlor that sweetened our childhood and made us dream of impossible loves in José Emilio Pacheco’s "Las batallas en el desierto."

Literatura y comida / “La Bella Italia” en “Las Batallas en el Desierto"

Bygone places / Champs Elysées: From a Set Menu Bistro to Political Elegance

The Champs Elysées restaurant on Reforma was a gathering place for politicians and national and international artists. It was also a touchpoint of French haute cuisine in Mexico City for over fifty years.

Lugares que ya no existen / Champs Elysées, de menú por tiempos a la elegancia política

Iconic places in Mexico City / Sanborn's bar

Ah, the Sanborn’s bar! That oasis of endless coffee refills, grilled molletes, or how about their triangular club sandwich that was once the epicenter of “chilanga sophistication”? Do you remember those times when going to Sanborn’s was synonymous with status and good taste? Honestly, I don’t—I’m not that old, but I’ve been told.

Lugares icónicos CDMX / El bar del Sanborn’s

Café Âncora d'Ouro Piolho: The first café in Portugal?

Legend has it that Café Âncora d'Ouro (Golden Anchor) is the oldest café in Portugal. Known as "Piolho" (louse), and I hope you don't scratch, it is a cherished place in the memories of wild students and legendary professors of the University of Porto.

Dónde comer en Oporto / Café Âncora d'Ouro Piolho, el primer café de Portugal

Iconic Places in Mexico City / Pastelería Ideal, Sweet Bread, and Bulk Cookies in the Historic Center

On 16 de Septiembre Street in the Historic Center, a huge bakery entices passersby to leave carrying packages tied with strings promising the marvel of an afternoon with sweet bread.

Lugares icónicos CDMX: Pastelería Ideal, pan dulce y galletas a granel en el Centro Histórico

Places that no longer exist / Marrakech: "the place"

Zona Rosa, as Vicente Leñero said, is "too timid to be red and too bold to be white." In that contrast, the Marrakech Complex painted Calle Florencia with vibrant colors during the 1970s and 1980s.

Lugares que ya no existen / Marrakech: “el lugar”

Iconic restaurants in Mexico City / El Café de Tacuba: chocolate and a very Mexican menu

Talking about the history of Mexico City brings us back to one of the most famous restaurants among its residents. Café Tacuba has stood the test of time and is a must-visit for anyone seeking to understand the flavors and aromas of a journey through the Historic Center.

Restaurantes icónicos CDMX / El Café de Tacuba: chocolate y un menú muy mexicano

Bygone Places / La Boom, a giant nightclub that once existed in the north of Mexico City.

Two floors of fun and excess. Four thousand square meters: lights, music, well-off guys, and trendy girls. One of the most memorable nightclubs of the 90s decade.

Lugares que ya no existen/ La boom, antro gigante que existió en el norte de la CDMX

Bygone places / Cantina Salón Madrid: "the polyclinic"

At Salón Madrid, intellect mingled with youth. Witness to celebrations and tears of medical students, you could just as easily find writers, journalists, and the occasional lost soul playing with its famous jukebox at its tables.

Lugares que ya no existen/ Cantina Salón Madrid: “la policlínica”

Bygone places / Waikikí and the early evening necklines

A cabaret is a downpour of memories, a storm of emotions, a romance of lights, a memory of drinks, love, and adventure. Waikiki was a cabaret that shaped the charm of nightlife in CDMX during the first half of the 20th century.

Lugares que ya no existen / Waikikí y los primeros escotes nocturnos

The Mystery of the Taco Placero

The name "placero" is more pragmatic than ontological; it serves to identify something that doesn't resemble anything else, even if we don't know exactly what it is.

Food Police Editor's note on the situation in Gaza

En los cuarentas, el señor Romero, militar y habitante del barrio de Coyoacán en la Ciudad de México, decidió que su hijo mayor iba a llamarse Hitler.

Nota de la editora de Food Police sobre la situación en Gaza

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