…because you can’t drink beer all the time

Keeping oneself hydrated at this time of year – and throughout the summer – takes on added importance when the temperatures soar and then stay there. Although I like plain water (yes, I’m weird like that) recently I’ve been experimenting with making my own agua frescas, simple blended and strained fruit and water with a little sugar added. That’s all fine and dandy, but when you’re out and about, sweatin’ up a storm, what’s a girl to do? Check out these non-alcoholic drinks and find your own favorite.

Thai one on at Playa Bruja’s newest eatery

The idea of a Thai restaurant in Playa Bruja – Playa Bruja?! – evokes exclamations from almost all who hear of it. And no wonder: the far north end of town, with its windswept beaches and tiny strip mall full of souvenir shops, hardly seems like a place where, well, a Thai place would open, let alone thrive. But I’d wager Jeff Sorensen’s Karma Kitchen will be a success: At first, perhaps due to sheer novelty, but then maybe solely because of his Pad Thai.

An oasis of good tastes

Finding El Olivo, a tiny bistro-slash-deli tucked into a greenery-filled niche dead-center in the Gold Zone, reminded me that I need to trust my instincts more. From the first week I arrived in Mazatlan several years ago, every time I went past it I felt drawn to go inside. I didn’t, until now.

After more than a decade of fresh seafood, warm ambience and lots of good friends, the Aguirre family’s Stone Island restaurant still satisfies

It’s barely 10 in the morning on a weekday and already all the lounge chairs in the sand are taken. Lety’s is in high gear, preparing for another busy day. Steps from the kitchen, the white sand beach stretches for miles, disappearing into groves of palm trees. Gentle waves lap the shore, vendors are starting to appear and at all the restaurants along the beach, chairs and umbrellas are being set up.