Rick Bayless is chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo in Chicago, creator of Frontera gourmet foods, cookbook author and host of Mexico - One Plate at a Time.

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Rick's Twitter Travel Guide: Oaxaca 2010


  • 9:41 p.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    Oh, but I can't say goodbye to Oax Christmas w/o a thin-crisp buñuelo from streetstall drizzled w piloncillo syrup http://moby.to/0fkpiq 
  • 9:38 p.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    Casa Oaxaca Restaurant: mezcaltinis: r to l: tamarind orange, green (cuke, epazote, pineapple), two passion (passio... http://tl.gd/7o0bcs 
  • 9:34 p.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    Lovely 5-crs Xmas Eve tstng menu @ Casa Oaxaca hotel (sklng pig in red chile adobo was fave!). Now @ Casa Oaxaxa Resto 4 trip-ending drink 
  • 9:33 p.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    Horseback riding above Rojas de Cuautemoc (famous grassfed cheese village) w friend Mary Jane Garnier.Amzg cactus! http://moby.to/7rdw4l

  • 9:29 p.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    Horseback riding: view from ridge top overlooking Tlacolula valley. http://moby.to/au5jxi 
  • 5:17 p.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    Want best traditional resto experience n Oaxaca?La Palapa de Raul just outside town. Emp de Amarillo,sq blos quesadillas,barbacoa, carnitas 
  • 12:05 a.m. Dec. 26th 2010
    La Capilla Resto, Zaachila, Oaxaca: Tortillas are made by hand and baked on clay comal http://moby.to/ht2pwq 
  • 6:33 p.m. Dec. 25th 2010
    La Capilla Resto, Zaachila, Oaxaca: huge, crispy tlayuda from woodburning oven w chorizo and coloradito drizzle http://moby.to/rag3dg 
  • 6:33 p.m. Dec. 25th 2010
    La Capilla Resto, Zaachila, Oaxaca: just pulled top off barbacoa pit. Ready to pull up the meat. Amzgly aromatic http://moby.to/1h9los 
  • 6:29 p.m. Dec. 25th 2010
    La Capilla Resto, Zaachila, Oaxaca: Consome ready to serve as first course before goat barbacoa. http://moby.to/q7danx 
  • 6:28 p.m. Dec. 25th 2010
    La Capilla Resto, Zaachila, Oaxaca: unearthing goat parts from leaves; incl head and blood sausage in tripe http://moby.to/5k7rm4

  • 6:27 p.m. Dec. 25th 2010
    La Capilla Resto, Zaachila, Oaxaca: red-chile goat in avoc leaves cooks in pit over bucket of "consome"
  • 9:47 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Oaxaca Christmas: we're all covered in confetti! http://moby.to/fbzcof

  • 9:34 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Pic Of fireworks master http://moby.to/jgpe4l

  • 9:18 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Oaxaca Christmas Eve: Fireworks running thru the streets

  • 8:59 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Calendas (parish church Xmas floats) have started around Oax main square. Wish you were here! Fave moment of year http://moby.to/l1kola

  • 8:15 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Oax Ethnobotanic Garden: nopal cactus in fruit "fenced off" by organ cactus http://moby.to/954b6k

  • 8:14 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Oax Ethnobotanic Garden: Tobala maguey for making the best Mezcal http://moby.to/kef7f2

  • 8:13 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Oax Ethnobotanic Garden: 7-foot-high maguey used for pulque http://moby.to/3e3nba

  • 8:07 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Oax Ethnobotanic Garden: 1000-yr-old Biznaga cactus rescued from road construction project http://moby.to/5ca99s

  • 7:55 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Tour of Oaxaca Ethnobotanical gardens, treasure of Mexico. Only native plants (incl medicinal & culinary) http://moby.to/jty25e

  • 7:42 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Marco Polo: wonderful ceviche tostadas paired with impressive vuelve a la vida coctel http://moby.to/n3uw3c 
  • 7:41 p.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    Lunch at Marco Polo: my fish cooking in the woodburning oven http://moby.to/7iu735

  • 9:05 a.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    That makes me happy! Great Xmas eve bfast RT @PBandJanelley Mmm. Breakfast, Bob's Dutch baby. Thanks @Rick_Bayless! http://yfrog.com/h3rz5xj
  • 7:36 a.m. Dec. 24th 2010
    My night ended with a huge fireworks Castillo in from of the Oaxaca cathedral ... And a little good mezcal http://moby.to/ccu80e 
  • midnight Dec. 24th 2010
    Oaxaca radish festival: some scenes have fine art themes, like this recreation of Las Dos Fridas, by Frida Kahlo http://moby.to/f66rto

  • 11:56 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Oaxaca radish festival: This 4-foot-high dancer in traditional costume hast a whole scene in her skirt http://moby.to/7fwphd

  • 11:53 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Oaxaca radish festival: many scenes (most have dozens of figures) have nativity themes http://moby.to/ljewtw

  • 11:52 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Oaxaca radish festival: meticulously carved 2-foot-high piece carved entirely of radish http://moby.to/an1zye

  • 9:47 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Pitiyona: venison in guajillo sauce w avoc-leaf black beans, bread-n-butter tomatillos http://moby.to/mzo3z0

  • 8:28 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Pityona: lamb chops in Oaxacan green mole w white beans and white bean espuma http://moby.to/m6jmch

  • 8:27 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Pitiyona: snapper with red chile "talla" marinade/adobo, plantain, spinach http://moby.to/kpd7li

  • 8:22 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    Pitiyona: carrot "lamina" filled with shrimp ceviche flavored w smoky chintestle http://moby.to/thr5xk

  • 8:19 p.m. Dec. 23rd 2010
    After soul-satisfying almuerzo @ Abueluta in Oax mkt, lunch @ Pitiyona, chef Jose Manuel Baños Rodriguez, Mex's most promising rising star

  • 11:40 p.m. Dec. 22nd 2010
    Arrived in Oaxaca. 20th Christmas here, 14 in the same hotel. Nice to have such a warm welcome awaiting http://moby.to/9i289j

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