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Cosme – Mexican Cool in Hot New York

Posted on June 3, 2015 by docsconz

Seemingly forever, with a few notable exceptions¹, Mexican cuisine outside of Mexico has been little more than a reduction of a few, formulaic dishes, utilizing Mexican or Mexican-like ingredients that were locally available. That was indeed a major shame, as Mexican cooking […]


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The Docsconz 15 Most Transcendent Restaurant Dishes of 2014

Posted on January 2, 2015 by docsconz

This is an extremely difficult list to put together. I’ve had so many wonderful dishes over the past year, I hate to exclude the many outstanding dishes that I enjoyed. Many a meal had more than one or even a […]


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Many Happy Returns in Mexico City

Posted on July 8, 2014 by docsconz

When writing a restaurant and dining oriented food blog, the priority is to check out and write about new places. That is a mixed blessing. While it is a lot of fun to explore and experience new things, it means […]


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Mesamerica 2012 -An Exploration of Mexican Cooking

Posted on May 20, 2013 by docsconz

Most people in the United States have no clue about how truly wonderful Mexican cooking and food are. Sure, there is plenty of love for tacos, burritos and guacamole and a few other Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes, but Mexican food […]


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The Docsconz Top 25 Restaurant Meals of 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 by docsconz

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For the past few years, at the end of each year,  I have composed a list of my favorite restaurant meals of of that year. Obviously, this is a totally subjective list based upon my experience at the time […]


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Sunday Photo – Enrique Olvera

Posted on October 14, 2012 by docsconz

Mexican chef Enrique Olvera of the restaurant Pujol in Mexico City is one of my absolute favorite chefs anywhere. His cooking is clean, focused and pure of flavor. He has also managed to refine his native Mexican cuisine, while staying true to […]


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Pujol – Mexican Magic

Posted on September 18, 2012 by docsconz

It was six years ago this past March that I first ate at Restaurante Pujol, Chef Enrique Olvera’s modern Mexican restaurant in Mexico City. I was there with Rick Bayless, Marilyn Tausend and a small group of travelers from the Culinary […]


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Madrid Fusión Day Two – The Mexican Avant Garde – Enrique Olvera

Posted on June 18, 2009 by docsconz

Enrique Olvera cooks in Mexico at his restaurant Pujol located in Mexico City, but in many respects his approach to cooking is not dissimilar to his contemporary peers in Spain. His ingredients are different and the tradition from whence […]


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