tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398221400738351120.post7931696589926620031..comments2024-03-08T00:20:09.564-08:00Comments on The Curious Blogquat: Trip Report: Oaxaca - The RestaurantsThe Kumquat Guyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11291803719601268432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398221400738351120.post-21265047194094388242009-10-29T08:28:00.559-07:002009-10-29T08:28:00.559-07:00Looks like you really dove in to the food and had ...Looks like you really dove in to the food and had a wonderful time. I'm glad Itanoni is still going but I wanted to comment that what you did eat there was indeed unique in that you were consuming criollo (wild, heirloom ) varieties of corn.shelora sheldan - Cooking with a Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219018502212704434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398221400738351120.post-55204296900978193642009-10-23T10:08:16.027-07:002009-10-23T10:08:16.027-07:00What a rompin' stompin ride that was!!
And I&...What a rompin' stompin ride that was!!<br /><br />And I'll have you know this old lady's barrel meets all FDA standards of cleanliness, serves up only the most delicious things, and is very, very attractive, as well.<br /><br />Hmmmmmph!! Flounce!!RachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398221400738351120.post-7336828525312502722009-10-23T08:06:44.332-07:002009-10-23T08:06:44.332-07:00We were definitely looking for the non-English men...We were definitely looking for the non-English menu places, but the first few days we were getting our feet wet, so in the next post you'll see some more interesting sites. I did check out planeta.com and it was helpful - one thing we stupidly did not expect was the irregular closures - many spots on our list were closed for the day, the hour, the season or the mood.Gfron1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09293609846439667977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398221400738351120.post-2898013026128024762009-10-23T07:55:21.341-07:002009-10-23T07:55:21.341-07:00Great writing as usual Rob. La Biznaga and Danzant...Great writing as usual Rob. La Biznaga and Danzantes are the two higher-end fusion places that always seem to be recommended. Otherwise, you can't rely on sites like Chowhound or Trip Advisor because all you get from them is a subset of experiences from gringos who don't speak Spanish and rely on guidebooks or staff at a few guidebook-sanctioned hotels for recommendations. You don't get to the places the locals eat that way. The good places don't have English menus or English speaking staffs and are outside of the tourist walking corridor. <br /><br />If you go again, try Rob at planeta.com. He is the leading guy promoting Mexican ecotourism and has lived in Oaxaca for years. We met him at the organic mercado and he knows the great places to go. We also have a Mexcian friend who exports organic coffee and lives there, and he'd be happy to send you a list of great local dives next trip. <br /><br />Mezcal, even the very best such as Del Maguey (great website, by the way, that gives a wonderful feeling for Oaxaca off the beaten track) are indeed very smokey. We drink good blanco Tequila (El Tesoro, Fortalezza, Don Julio, Herradura) with Oaxacan food, to the consternation of the locals - and it works much better. <br /><br />Indio is fine but it's poor man's Negra Modelo. The pecking order for Mexican beer, top to bottom: Noche Buena (seasonal Xmas beer), Negra, Bohemia and Indio (Bohemia the only decent lighter one), after which you're better off with water or hard liquor, IMHO. <br /><br />We'll likely be in Oaxaca and Chiapas later this winter and will work on compiling a list of good places. <br /><br />KevinKevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151736463964404979noreply@blogger.com