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It’s the weekend, and don’t forget Mother’s Day is tomorrow! If you are looking for someplace new to take your mom and treat her royally, head over to Pulpito, just up the street from the Tryst Hotel and Coco’s Kitchen, and try the new brunch at ZUMO. Owners Vanessa Venegas and Stewart Haverlack invited a handful of people yesterday to peruse the menu…

Every game created by humans involves luck to a certain percentage with skill taking up the balance. Scrabble hovers around 15% luck, and when that 15% attaches itself to you during a tournament, as it did to me yesterday, you can do no wrong. Four games straight with the last two played because we had…

My sister Patrice and I are moving forward with our plans to attend our niece’s wedding this summer. In Sweden. The reason I am reluctant or recalcitrant about this trip occurred to me this morning – I don’t know how to plan, never mind actually take, a vacation. Prior to moving to Vallarta 34 years…

I was looking forward to the press conference at Restaurante Barcelona Tapas. I wanted to see Juan Pablo Hernández Salcedo, an old friend of more than 20 years, whom I had not seen since the last production of Princesas Desesperadas. Juan Pa’ plays Bella. So, it had been too long. As he has done from…

Mister Lady Zen is not just a performer; they are a force of nature. With a voice that flows like velvet thunder and a life composed of opera, poetry, and social defiance, they embody what it means to live artfully, truthfully, and unapologetically. In their latest music video, “Mother of My Voice,” Lady Zen brings…

Happy 5 de mayo, the second of three holidays this month; Mother’s Day is coming this Saturday. At noon today, I am walking up the hill to Restaurante Barcelona Tapas for a press conference on Restaurant Week by Vallarta Lifestyles, which will last nearly a month. It will soon be coming to about 50 restaurants…

Last night, I sat at a dining room table placed almost exactly in the same spot I had stood in a week ago at the Red Carpet opening of The Tryst Hotel. It was so quiet and tranquil compared to the tremendous excitement of the grand opening. My dinner companion, owner of the extravagantly gay…

It’s May Day, and my plan to hit the bank, pay some taxes, and get some cash, have to be put off until tomorrow, when Intercam will be busier as it’s Friday, but it is what it is. Fiestas are what make Mexico the greatest country in the world; nobody parties with as much heart…

A big shout-out to Georgia Darehshori. Happy Birthday, girlfriend, – may you enjoy many, many more! The world needs your radiance. With Pride fast approaching, Frida’s Bar needed a new representative to ride in the big parade and be the face of Tom Finley’s namesake bar for the next year. And the winner of Finding…

How does this sound: “Creme brule brioche topped with cinnamon-spiced applesauce and a red berry medley?” Too sweet? Try this then – “Two perfectly poached eggs, fresh-sliced avocado, wild arugula, basil pesto.” Those are two of the seven breakfast offerings at The Courtyard at the Tryst Sunday Drag Brunch. And, whatever you choose comes with…

Raíces Resto Bar opened its doors in October 2023 and has quickly become a favorite of both visitors and residents in Puerto Vallarta. Located in a beautifully restored historic mansion in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood—just steps from one of the most unique trees in the city—the restaurant is a striking blend of rustic charm and modern elegance. The…

This past weekend was one for the record books. A hectic, champagne-fueled, celebrity-peppered with black-shirted security guards inserted appropriately between us and them. The occasion? The grand opening of The Tryst Hotel on Pulpito in Zona Romantica. I interviewed Tristan Schukraft in the lobby of his condominium building here in Vallarta 13 months ago. He…

I have to get to Versalles more often. This neighborhood is up and coming, as they say, with trendy restos and bars on every street. Viena is no exception, and El Rey held court last night for Out & About Puerto Vallarta‘s premiere magazine, which hosted a Gay Mixer from 6 to 9 pm. O…

The only problem with writing a daily, Monday to Friday column, is that you have to do stuff that people may actually want to read about. With the current entertainment situation in Vallarta, with all the venues scaled back somewhat for the off-season (with an upcoming blip for Pride Week), there is not much new…

In a city like Puerto Vallarta, where entertainment pulses through cobblestone streets and every evening is a chance for something unexpected, The Bourbon Affair carved out a unique space—an experience unlike anything else on offer. Equal parts theatrical immersion and sultry speakeasy, the series of eight jazz-centric shows at The Social Club didn’t just entertain.…

My last foray out of the house was Easter Sunday night when I saw Johnny Naoufal in his final show for the season at Coco Cabaret. Miss Butterfly flew onto the stage encased in volumes of a Bill Mackie-worthy gown of black fabric festooned with sequins and a headdress that sparkled in the lights and…

I didn’t go to the Bruce Springsteen Tribute because I am a fan of the music; not at all. I barely recognized four songs. I knew of “The Boss’s” appeal in an abstract way, a singer for the midline workers, especially guys. I am thinking truckers, janitors, etc. Not my style. But I had heard…

Oh, my house is quiet now. Bogie and I keep bumping into little pieces of evidence that Patrice, was living with us for three weeks, but she is back in Canada and will be reunited with her beloved kitties and her house sometime this afternoon. She was a Flight Angel for seven dogs who were…

Happy Easter, everybody! I hope the Big Bunny leaves you loads of yummy chocolate treats and that your bonnet wins a prize at lunch, and if you are brunching somewhere fabulous, you have tons of mimosas to wash everything down. Traffic is heavy, as is the rule on our narrow streets during any holiday, and…

Angeloo is a twelve-year-old wunderkind, a winner of the So, You Think You Can Rise? talent contest a bit over a year ago. He started out singing at Open Mic at Incanto and can be found around town singing where and when he can. He does have school. His dad Oscar is with him always,…