Practice with a new lineart~

attempts at painting with gouache in plein air. @ CDMX

Mosaicos Romanos preservados en el Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija en Sevilla, Andalucía, ESPAÑA

steet markers, La Condesa

images by your curator, Sept 2023

Following brunch, we made our way to the Bosque de Chapultepec to take a nice long walk there. It’s referred to as the lung of Mexico City, in part because the park is shaped like a lung, but also because it provides a respite from the air pollution that is just part of the city. 

It’s a beautiful park, with plenty of trails for walking, and the jacaranda trees were absolutely gorgeous. While we didn’t make it up to the Castillo Chapultepec--it’s a bit of a hike up a hill and the afternoon was getting late--but we got a glimpse of it, and instead we took a moment to sit in the Audiorama and relax while watching others sketching, napping, or quietly talking amongst themselves. 

It’s a great place to spend a Sunday afternoon, and once we were done we took a short walk over to the design/bookstore La Incredible where I found a gorgeous cookbook in Spanish specifically about Mexico City, and I’m really looking forward to cooking from it.

Puerto Enchiladas w/Shrimp. La Condesa. Boca Raton, Florida. 5.11.2023.

NOTE TO SELF: Blah. Barely any shrimp in there. Mostly a corn tortilla covered in cheese sauce.

Currently ranked 13th of 21 May meals.

¿Qué pasa con los extranjeros en México y la gentrificación en CDMX?

Condesa, Escandón y La Roma entre las colonias preferidas por extranjeros: La gentrificación es un fenómeno social, económico y urbano, en el que personas con mayor poder adquisitivo desplazan a habitantes locales de sus barrios de origen.

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.- La presencia de extranjeros en México es un tema que se ha relacionado en los últimos años con la gentrificación en la CDMX. Este proceso de revalorización inmobiliaria en ciertas colonias de la capital ha dado lugar a todo tipo de análisis que van desde lo económico hasta lo social. La gentrificación en la CDMX tiene múltiples implicaciones en la vida de sus habitantes. Uno de…

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Santiago Caruso - La condesa sangrienta

Ingrid Pitt en "La Condesa Drácula" (Countess Dracula), dirigida por Peter Sasdy (1971)

Santiago Caruso (Argentine, b.1982) - La condesa sangrienta by Alejandra Pizarnik.

📍 OFICINA PRINCIPAL con @countcss .

aprovecha que los guaridas están distraídos y se acerca a la puerta de la oficina principal. poco le importan los otros vástagos, pero tiene que hablar con nara, ella es de su clan y por ende decide darle el beneficio de la duda. ' ¡hey! soy yo. ' dice bajando el tono de voz pero a la vez asomándose y llamándola. ' ¿como estás? ¿te tratan bien aquí? ' 

Friday market day in Mexico City

Es la real “true”😎😇😬

Y sumale la gentrificacion

E invasión de extranjeros, se incremento después de la pandemia..

Las rentas son impagables para los ciudadanos locales, es inaudito

🦇 + nara uvu

No le conozco / Quiero conocerle / ✮Me agrada / Me desagrada / Siento indiferencia por elle / Le tengo aprecio / Le detesto / Me atrae físicamente / Siento una conexión especial entre ambos / Nunca nos entenderemos / ✮ Quiero comprender su manera de pensar / ✮ Creo que esconde secretos / Le haría daño / Le traicionaría / Quiero abrazarle / Quiero besarle / Tendría una aventura de una noche con elle / Tendría algo romántico con elle / Me arriesgaría por elle / Le protegería / Le refugiaría del amanecer / ✮ Pienso que haríamos un buen equipo cazando / ✮ Compartiría un baile de salón con elle / Entrenaría a su lado / Rompería la mascarada por elle / Le vendería a mis enemigos / Visitaría otra ciudad con elle / Le veo como un aliade / Su opinión es importante para mí / Es une de mis mejores amigues / Es mi enemigue / Le veo como la familia que perdí.

We spent our last full day in Mexico City exploring La Condesa, a neighborhood that is very close to the Bosque de Chapultepec. It’s definitely a hip, gentrified neighborhood filled with expats, but we enjoyed a wonderful brunch at the unassuming Mari Gold while we were there, so I’m not complaining. Our waiter was super-helpful in walking us through the menu, offering his suggestions--all which we took because they looked amazing--and even giving us some background on some of the beers on their menu.

Along with Bósforo , this was definitely among the most creative meals we had during our stay. We started with croquetas of potato and tapioca, served with an herb chutney and a jalapeno sauce. I was not expecting to love this as much as I did, but wow it was fantastic.

The cucumber salad was also a winner: tossed in a yogurt dressing, it was light and refreshing and packed with herbs, and I’m absolutely going to take some inspiration from it when making cucumber salads this summer.

Finally, the sea bass crudo on a bed of yogurt, paired with jicama, and dressed with a chili oil and some chapulines was utterly mind-blowing. I was also super-inspired by how good this was, and given that I like to make one raw fish dish a week, I’m going to derive some inspiration from this dish as well to add to my rotation of dishes.

HIghly recommend this place, but definitely get a reservation for brunch. We ended up waiting a bit for a table and so we walked around the neighborhood for 20 minutes, but the wait was worth it.