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What Is Honey? Miel Nativa Aims To Educate About This Sweet Superfood

Written by Shelley Marmor Yucatán Social Enterprise Offers Educational Stingless Bee Honey Tastings With 20,000 species of bees, and honey a staple superfood on six of the Earth’s seven continents, “What is honey?” is a very interesting question — and one regular consumers likely don’t know the answer to. “We live in a world with so much access […]

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Puras Cosas Buenas A Holistic Treasure In The Heart Of Merida

Written by Stephanie Carmon A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a small treasure right in the heart of Merida. I was called to come check out some of the specialty made products at Puras Cosas Buenas and what I found left me walking around with my mouth open…literally. Tucked into the Colonia Mexico is a holistic

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Tastes From The Yucatecan Market Nik Jameson’s: Three Bean Chili

Written by Nik Jameson Next stop on the culinary tour of Yucatecan is to explore the local beans, squash, and chili peppers and try our hand at a tasty three-bean chili. First off you need to pass by the market and pick up some squash and peppers. They are everywhere, in all the grocery stores.

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Flavors Of Nik Jameson’s Yucatecan Kitchen Stuffed Local Squash

Written by Nik Jameson Food in the Yucatan is dictated by generations of molcajetes salsas and layers of cultural influences. You can see the pan francés and layered butter dough-like pastry called holhadra brought by the French. There is the obviously, ubiquitous queso de bola that originates from Holland. Look a little closer and pastor, hummus, tabbouleh

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Last-Minute Gift Ideas (And A Vegan Muffin Bread)

Written by Nik Jameson I feel like we have all had that dreaded moment, days into December and we are suddenly surprised with a gift exchange or remember the kid’s teacher or the piano instructor or even the nice neighbors. There are a hundred reasons we need a last minute gift and all of them

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Club Sibarita: Where Foreigners and Local Epicureans Wine & Dine Together

Written by Stephanie Carmon As Merida continues to grow and bud into an urban center, new restaurants and culinary experiences seems to be popping up all over the city. In the heart of this culinary phenomenon you can find Jean Philippe Gillot and Caro Molina, not because they are chefs or restaurant owners—although by the

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The Yucatecan Ibiza – Beach Nightlife July and August

Written by Stephanie Carmon In keeping with the true spirit of having the fortune of living a mere 20 minutes’ drive to the sea, most Meridians leave town during the month of July and into the first two weeks of August installing themselves at the beach. They either own a house, rent a house, couch

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A Culinary Treat: Oliva Chefs dazzled the palate with Sapore di Mare

Written by Stephanie Carmon Wednesday evening August 15th, I ventured out of the Centro towards the north end of town to Oliva Patio restaurant for the Sapore di Mare, flavor of the sea, menu and wine tasting. I am a fan of Italian/Mexican Chef Stefano Marcelletti who has three restaurants in Merida: Oliva Kitchen, Oliva

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Frutas y Verduras Plant Food Lovers’ Experiences

Written by Harriet Sleath MidCity Beat recently had the honour of joining food expert Erin on a Plant Food Lovers Experience tour of Merida. Our tour was part of Frutas y Verduras, a project started by Margret Hefner, whose aim is to provide people with the opportunity to embark on flavor-filled journeys of the healthy,

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Chef Christian Bravo Restaurant Sanbravo Merida Yucatan

Chef Spotlight: Christian Bravo Restaurant Sanbravo brings Surf and Turf with the Essence of the Yucatecan Kitchen

Written by Stephanie Carmon One of the things that continues to amaze me about this town is the talented chefs and the up and coming culinary scene. Mexico is famous for its almost infinite variety of authentic dishes, ingredients, and colorful, spicy dishes. It’s been a treasure trove for the likes of chefs such as

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