Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

🦗 Lunch in Polanco: Chapulín Restaurante Location: Chapulín (Inside the InterContinental Presidente) What I Ordered: Guacamole ($180 MXN) Tortilla Soup ($170 MXN) Shrimp Crust Taco ($105 MXN) Rib-Eye Cachetada Taco ($270 MXN) The Verdict: A seafood triumph! The shrimp taco completely stole the show. After a total food-coma breakfast at Lilōu , I spent a bit of time hanging out in the lobby waiting for our room to be cleaned, and then immediately treated myself to a one-hour nap. By the time I woke up, it was 4:00 in the afternoon and the perfect time to continue my culinary mission within the InterContinental Presidente hotel walls. ...

☕ Breakfast in Polanco: Lilōu CDMX Location: Lilōu (Inside the InterContinental Presidente) What I Ordered: Concha de Vainilla ($60 MXN) Huevos con Machaca ($310 MXN) Matcha Latte ($80 MXN) & Lilōu Latte ($110 MXN) The Damage: Around $560 MXN (Comparable to dining out in Vancouver) Good morning from Mexico City! My husband is off attending his conference today, which is the entire reason we are here, leaving me with a blank itinerary. I have absolutely zero plans today, so I have made a grand decision: I am staying in the hotel and doing nothing but eating. The InterContinental Presidente has more than five different restaurants on-site,...

🌮 Dinner in Polanco: Karisma CDMX Location: Karisma (directly across from InterContinental Presidente) The Soup: Traditional Tortilla Soup "Antigua" ($210 MXN) The Main: Tacos al Pastor ($320 MXN) After filling our bellies at Café Urbano , hubby and I set out for a lovely stroll to Chapultepec Castle. The weather was gorgeous, sunny, and beautifully hot. We spent a wonderful few hours taking in the sights before heading back to the hotel to rest and cool down. By the evening, hubby had to head out to the welcome dinner for his conference, which is the entire reason we are in Mexico City. I was feeling a little lazy and was incredibly tempted to just order ...

🇲🇽 First Morning in Mexico City Location: Cafe Urbano inside InterContinental Presidente, Mexico City Breakfast: Breakfast Buffet ($480 MXN) Stay: InterContinental Presidente We arrived in Mexico City shortly before 10:00 pm, and I am so glad I arranged a pickup through Welcome Pickups to ensure we had a safe, stress-free ride to the InterContinental Presidente. After such a long travel day, we had a really good night’s sleep. I woke up naturally at 7:30 am, drifted back off, and slept until 10:00 am. It was the best feeling! For our very first meal in the city, we headed to Cafe Urbano for their breakfast buffet. At $480 pesos, it offers exactly the kind of variet...

✈️ Airport Eats: Sweet Maple Lounge (YVR) Location: Vancouver International Airport (YVR) International Terminal (After Security), near Gate D51 Hubby's Choice: Slow Roast Beef Sandwich AAA ($16.99) My Choice: Ham & Cheese Sandwich ($16.99) Flight Snacks: Butter Croissant ($6.49) & Almond Croissant ($6.49) We are officially at the gate and waiting to board our flight to Mexico City! To be completely honest, I am feeling tired today. Usually, I get so excited to travel and start a vacation, but this time around, the exhaustion has really caught up with me. Between the busy weeks behi...