I just saw his latest installment of "No Reservations" on the Travel
Channel. A trip to Mexico with the head chef at Les Halles, who
immigrated from Puebla a few years back.

Street food in Mexico City -- tacos al pastor among the comestibles.

A trip to an island in Xochimilco whose last inhabitant was a madman
(in my estimation) tormented by fears of a ghost that drove him to
hang scores, maybe hundreds, of dolls around his house. Deeply
creepy.

A bullfight, juduciously edited. Bull tacos outside the arena.

Mole poblano with the chef's family in Puebla.

I enjoyed it, and really want some of that mole the guy's mother made.
Want it bad.
--
modom

ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> I just saw his latest installment of "No Reservations" on the Travel
> Channel. A trip to Mexico with the head chef at Les Halles, who
> immigrated from Puebla a few years back.
>
> Street food in Mexico City -- tacos al pastor among the comestibles.
>
> A trip to an island in Xochimilco whose last inhabitant was a madman
> (in my estimation) tormented by fears of a ghost that drove him to
> hang scores, maybe hundreds, of dolls around his house. Deeply
> creepy.
>
> A bullfight, juduciously edited. Bull tacos outside the arena.
>
> Mole poblano with the chef's family in Puebla.
>
> I enjoyed it, and really want some of that mole the guy's mother made.
> Want it bad.

dona maria makes several very good mole's.

harriet & critters in azusa
> --
> modom
>
> ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat

"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
...
>I just saw his latest installment of "No Reservations" on the Travel
> Channel. A trip to Mexico with the head chef at Les Halles, who
> immigrated from Puebla a few years back.
>
> Street food in Mexico City -- tacos al pastor among the comestibles.
>
> A trip to an island in Xochimilco whose last inhabitant was a madman
> (in my estimation) tormented by fears of a ghost that drove him to
> hang scores, maybe hundreds, of dolls around his house. Deeply
> creepy.
>
> A bullfight, juduciously edited. Bull tacos outside the arena.
>
> Mole poblano with the chef's family in Puebla.
>
> I enjoyed it, and really want some of that mole the guy's mother made.
> Want it bad.
> --
> modom
>
> ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat

Good Show -Xochimilco is a great tourist and locals place - The show was an
injustice to the gorgeous floating gardens.


http://www.xochimilco.df.gob.mx/


Dimitri

On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:31:30 -0800 (PST), "mequeenbe.nospam"
> wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>> Mole poblano with the chef's family in Puebla.
>>
>> I enjoyed it, and really want some of that mole the guy's mother made.
>> Want it bad.
>
>dona maria makes several very good mole's.
>
>harriet & critters in azusa

Had it. But Chef Carlos's mom made it from scratch. That's what I
want: a mom's handmade yummy multi-chile sweet/hot/bitter mole.
--
modom

ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat

On Jan 6, 11:10*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in messagenews:vem5m4pi5kv8t2upp9g7sofn68aadv4g2k@4ax .com...
>
>
>
>
>
> >I just saw his latest installment of "No Reservations" on the Travel
> > Channel. *A trip to Mexico with the head chef at Les Halles, who
> > immigrated from Puebla a few years back.
>
> > Street food in Mexico City -- tacos al pastor among the comestibles.
>
> > A trip to an island in Xochimilco whose last inhabitant was a madman
> > (in my estimation) tormented by fears of a ghost that drove him to
> > hang scores, maybe hundreds, of dolls around his house. *Deeply
> > creepy.
>
> > A bullfight, juduciously edited. *Bull tacos outside the arena.
>
> > Mole poblano with the chef's family in Puebla.
>
> > I enjoyed it, and really want some of that mole the guy's mother made.
> > Want it bad.
> > --
> > modom
>
> > ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat
>
> Good Show -Xochimilco is a great tourist and locals place - The show was an
> injustice to the gorgeous floating gardens.
>
> http://www.xochimilco.df.gob.mx/
>
> Dimitri- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The travelogue portions are o.k., but Bourdain is a self-satisfied
officious you-know-what in love with his own voice, deservedly so or
not. I watch only if there's nothing else on.

N.

Nancy2 wrote on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:42:57 -0800 (PST):

> On Jan 6, 11:10 am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in
>> messagenews:vem5m4pi5kv8t2upp9g7sofn68aadv4g2k@4ax .com...
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> A trip to an island in Xochimilco whose last inhabitant was
> >> a madman (in my estimation) tormented by fears of a ghost
> >> that drove him to hang scores, maybe hundreds, of dolls
> >> around his house. Deeply creepy.
>>
>> Good Show -Xochimilco is a great tourist and locals place -
>> The show was an injustice to the gorgeous floating gardens.
>>
>> http://www.xochimilco.df.gob.mx/
>>
>> Dimitri- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

> The travelogue portions are o.k., but Bourdain is a
> self-satisfied officious you-know-what in love with his own
> voice, deservedly so or not. I watch only if there's nothing
> else on.

By the way, what's your take on the pronunciation of Xochimilco? People
I regard as knowledgeable say that the "X" is pronounced as a Spanish
"J", essentially an "H". I have a niece by marriage who used to live in
Xoxo and she pronounces it like Santa's "Ho Ho".

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:

> Nancy2 wrote on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:42:57 -0800 (PST):
>
>> On Jan 6, 11:10 am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>>
>>> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in
>>> messagenews:vem5m4pi5kv8t2upp9g7sofn68aadv4g2k@4ax .com...
>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>> >> A trip to an island in Xochimilco whose last inhabitant was
>> >> a madman (in my estimation) tormented by fears of a ghost
>> >> that drove him to hang scores, maybe hundreds, of dolls
>> >> around his house. Deeply creepy.
>>
>>>
>>> Good Show -Xochimilco is a great tourist and locals place -
>>> The show was an injustice to the gorgeous floating gardens.
>>>
>>> http://www.xochimilco.df.gob.mx/
>>>
>>> Dimitri- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>
>
>> The travelogue portions are o.k., but Bourdain is a
>> self-satisfied officious you-know-what in love with his own
>> voice, deservedly so or not. I watch only if there's nothing
>> else on.
>
>
> By the way, what's your take on the pronunciation of Xochimilco? People
> I regard as knowledgeable say that the "X" is pronounced as a Spanish
> "J", essentially an "H". I have a niece by marriage who used to live in
> Xoxo and she pronounces it like Santa's "Ho Ho".
>

I had to learn a little Nahuatl during a Meso-America cultural
anthropology class. I would pronounce it:

"Show Chee Mill Co" (long o on the last syllable, emphasis on second to
last syllable)

show chee MILL co.