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MEXICO CITY SHOP
COMMON SENSE A concept store brings together the good things in life.
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BY FRANK ROFFERS
Common People, Emilio Castelar 149, Miguel Hidalgo, Polanco, 11560 Ciudad de México +52 55 5281 0800 // commonpeople.com.mx
Located in a magnificent 1940s Colonial mansion right in the heart of the posh Polanco neighborhood, Common People was born in 2010. Conceived by Monika Biringer and Max Feldman, it’s a concept store whose main goal is to present the latest in fashion, music, design, art, technology and gastronomy in its four-story space. Walking up the grand spiral staircase and into the shop’s various rooms, you’ll find wares from edgy international brands as well as lesser-known Mexican designers.
EAT
SPANISH INQUISITION A breakthrough eatery playfully presents the country’s flavors.
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BY FRANK ROFFERS
J by José Andrés, Calle Campos Elíseos 252, Miguel Hidalgo, Polanco, 11560 Ciudad de México +52 55 9138 1818 // wmexicocity.com/jbyjoseandres
J by José Andrés marks the international debut of ThinkFoodGroup and the first eatery by Chef Andrés at W Hotels. The unique culinary concept offers a new approach to Spanish cuisine, with daring dishes that tantalize the senses. Entrées range from Fermín jamón Ibérico de bellota (hand-carved, dry-cured ham from the legendary free-range, acorn-fed, black-footed Ibérico pigs of Spain) to mérou en papillote con pisto manchego (grouper cooked in parchment paper with zucchini, peppers, eggplant, onion and tomato). The result? A brilliant collision of Spanish and Mexican flavors.
104 Artful Living
| Magazine of the North