Swallow Magazine's Mexico City: Strippers, artists, mezcal and scratch-and-sniff

The ruling elite ought not to mess with Mexico City's favorite restaurants. That might be one lesson from a recent scandal that brought down the head of the nation's consumer protection agency, whose daughter couldn't get a table at (what some call the Chez Panisse of D.F.) and threw a tantrum that led to questionable inspections at the restaurant. After an Internet backlash, the politically powerful didn't hold sway. For a better peek into the inner workings of this metropolis' great food democracy, look no further than 's Mexico City issue, a volume filled with: taxi-driver-recommended tacos; the High Mexican Baroque-inspired photography of Bela Borsodi; and interviews with chef Enrique...