A Day at the Palenque — editorial photo
A Day at the Palenque
What a mezcal maker in the sierra taught me about patience, fire, and the agave that took eight years to be ready.
Stories from the coast
Slow writing about the territory — its food, its drink, its people. Not tips. Not itineraries. The kind of detail that changes how you taste a place.
Reading a Market — editorial photo
Reading a Market
The central market in Puerto Escondido is not a tourist attraction. It's a map of the coast drawn in chiles, fruit, and mole paste.
The Other Coast — editorial photo
The Other Coast
Chacahua's Afro-Mexican communities have shaped this stretch of shore for centuries. Most visitors never meet them.
Before Chocolate Was Chocolate — editorial photo
Before Chocolate Was Chocolate
Tejate predates the Spanish by centuries. Corn, cacao, mamey seed, and the rosita de cacao — mixed by hand in a painted gourd.
The Men Who Read the Lagoon — editorial photo
The Men Who Read the Lagoon
A fisherman doesn't check the weather. He reads the water — the color, the current, the birds. What I learned about attention from watching him work.
Craft on the Coast — editorial photo
Craft on the Coast
Independent brewers on the Oaxaca coast are making beer that belongs here — with local ingredients, local water, and no interest in imitating anyone.
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