Back in business
May 14th, 2009
Several readers expressed interest in El Jarrito, the cantina that I mentioned in the vignette that ran in the New York Times earlier this month. I returned a few days ago and was relieved and delighted to find it reopened.
This fellow came in, ordered a beer, and immediately went to sleep. Perhaps he was exhausted from all the stress related to the swine flu, or maybe his reading material — the Federal District’s Civil Agenda — was too soporific to keep him conscious.
Unfortunately the waitress about whom I wrote was not working that evening. The cheerful one who served our drinks agreed to pose for a picture, but her smile disappeared as the camera snapped.
Labels: Mexico City, Mexico City cantinas, swine flu
3 Responses to “Back in business”
By Judy on May 14, 2009
Back in business, indeed!
By Michael Parker Stainback on May 15, 2009
No one in our party wondered if that woozy gent was in fact a flu victim, called to Jesus when he was happiest, chilled brew at hand and attended by El Jarrito’s bountifully proportioned and eminently understanding hostesses.
By Betty on May 18, 2009
Great photos.Was the waitress’s smile “the mask”? What would Octavio think?