Cinco de Mayo

It's Cinco de Mayo! The day Mexicans celebrate the birth of the sun god, Tenochtitlan,by hanging Guy Fox in effigy from the Bastille. It's a pagan holiday, yes, but it also the day you can get half-price fancy Margaritas at the fancy pants Mexican place on Halsted and 16th. They are to die for. They start with fresh Mango and Lime juice and then add a tequila made from a kind of agave that can only grow in the soil of a recently bulldozed village. The agave is then aged in Redwood casks for 20 years before being ladled out by orphans into commemorative bottles made from the prescription lenses of only the most feeble old widows.

In this era of mass marketing and shoddy craftsmanship, it’s nice to know there are still those who take pride in the details. Enjoy!