Expat Living

Civic groups that bang the drum for non-motorized transport were hard at work in the metropolitan area on World Carfree Day, September 22.

As you negotiate the streets of the metro area in your jalopy you may wonder whether local municipal governments have any real interest in tackling the pothole epidemic.

Famous British TV chef Alan Coxon this week directed a Top Chef-style contest in Guadalajara in which these three students from a local culinary school battled it out over a hot stove to see who will cook with him at the city’s International Book Fair (FIL) in November.

Police have nabbed a gang of out-of-town criminals who brazenly held up one of Guadalajara’s most well-known “Zona Rosa” establishments: Sanborn’s on Avenida Vallarta, between Chapultepec and Americas.

If everything had gone to plan, dozens of Tapatios would have headed for the new municipal Corona Market in downtown Guadalajara on September 16 for a hearty plate of menudo or atorta ahogado to cure the cruda (hangover) from the patriotic festivities the night before.

Tlaquepaque fiestas redux

If you regret missing out on Tuesday evening’s Independence shenanigans there’s a second chance to experience their patriotic flavor at Tlaquepaque’s delayed festivities this weekend.