My Trip to Mexico!

I have always felt an intense wanderlust: that deep set desire to travel the world, to get to know the vast extension of the Earth. So when I was picking my career path, I chose something that would allow me to travel the world: I became a journalist with an specialization in photography and tourism. The day I was offered the chance to go to Mexico and take pictures of the cuisine in the outskirts of the DF, I was ecstatic! It was one of the countries that were on my list, and that by some unknown force I just hadn’t been able to visit until now. And this chance would allow me to merge the greatest loves of my life: Food and traveling.

As I was boarding the plane to Mexico I was nervous, will it all be just like I thought of it would be? I dreamed of it, the tropical weather and people speaking animatedly in soft spanish, one of the languages I love the most. I was greeted at the airport by my clients and we headed to their office, where they informed me of their strategy for the product they wanted me to produce for them. The plan was simple, to take pictures of the traditional mexican Cuisine. The bonus of this one in particular? I had to try it all because I had to make an article about every single dish! I was besides myself with happiness! At the last minutes of the meeting I was offered another job: To travel to the touristic places to try their cuisine too.

I embarked on the trip of my life with my camera and notebook; I had to taste traditional breakfasts, lunches and dinners, all that while taking pictures and talking to Mexican people and other tourists that could tell me a bit more about their experience. The consent on the food was general among the people I interviewed: Mexican food tastes amazingly, and it’s one of the most popular cuisines in the world. Why? Because it’s made with love, with fresh ingredients and methods that have been used since before either of us were born. When I had to leave and head back to Miami, I was heartbroken. I was immersed  in the culture for 15 days, inside the homes of people that welcomed me with open arms and not only fed me food, but also taught me how to make it so when I was at my home, I could have a piece of their culture in my live even when I wouldn’t be there anymore.

When I told my friend who had also visited Mexico recently, how nostalgic I was for traditional Mexican food, he told me that his wife was obsessed with a restaurant up in North Beach, and that it was a place where he felt the cuisine was the same as it was in back in the country. RG Cocina Mexicana offered me an alternative to the other Mexican restaurants I had visited, with a modern twist.. Ever since I first visited, I had been in love with their menu and I can wholly recommend them if what you want is to experiment the traditional Mexican cuisine.