Sneaking into the Mexican James Beard Awards

In which our fixer Sophie gets me into the Culinaria Mexicana 250, Mexico's biggest restaurant awards ceremony.

For the past few days, Oaxaca has been host to the Guía México Gastronómico. Unless you live in Mexico or are incredibly invested in this country’s cookbooks and/or restaurant scene, you likely haven’t heard of the group Culinaria Mexicana or their guía (guide) published annually by the publisher Larousse that lists the country’s best restaurants. But …