Eat A Taco Like Frida Kahlo
Where the legendary Mexico City artist, Frida Kahlo, would have (most likely) gotten her taco fix.
Perhaps Mexico City’s most famous personality, Frida Kahlo, was at the center of an artistic movement of her time, and the food she ate represented her leftist, artistic ways. Kahlo never ordered a modern stove for her home, cooking instead with a traditional wood-burning stove. Her recipes have long been documented in cookbooks that feature her traditional dishes, like turkey in mole. If she had a favorite restaurant, I couldn’t find mention of it. I’d wager her labor-friendly views would mean she’d lean toward places like Tacos Tony, a modern spot that is situated a short drive from her childhood home. It serves simple tacos to taxi drivers and repair shop workers, where they eat from paper plates piled high with chopped steak on tortillas topped with cilantro and onions and dripping with hot sauce.
La Casa Azul
Frida Kahlo’s birthplace and lifelong residence is also a museum showcasing her art and artifacts.
Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100, Mexico City, Mexico
museofridakahlo.org.mx
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum
This dual studio residence designed by architect Juan O’Gorman features separate spaces for Kahlo and Rivera which are connected by a bridge.
Diego Rivera s/n, San Ángel Inn, Álvaro Obregón, 01060, Mexico City, Mexico
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