Puebla vs. Guadalajara: A Rivalry That Makes the World Wonder Why It Cares Dave’s Locker | International Bureau MEXICO CITY—Somewhere between the smog that hugs the Valley of Mexico and the agave-scented breezes of Jalisco, two cities nurse a grudge so ancient it predates TikTok, NAFTA, and the concept of low-cost airfares. Puebla and Guadalajara—one…
SÃO PAULO—Somewhere between the papaya-colored favela lights and the 24-hour sushi robots, I found myself asking an algorithm for “grocery near me.” The phone, ever the obedient courtier, spat back a map studded with red pins: a Carrefour the size of Liechtenstein, a Korean mom-and-pop that doubles as a cryptocurrency exchange, and, for the romantics,…
The Rice That Went to Davos: How a Grain Named Bonmati Became the World’s Most Diplomatic Carbohydrate by Our Bureau Chief, currently recovering from an existential risotto in Bologna PARIS—If geopolitics had a comfort food, it would be basmati’s cocky Catalan cousin, Bonmati. Officially, Bonmati is a short-grain variety cultivated in the paddies of Catalonia,…
