The tradition of wearing hats to the Derby began with its first running in 1875. They began taking on a life of their own in the 1960s, growing larger and more ornate so the people wearing them could be spotted on television.
A moro crab dish in sunflower seed green pipián, Thai lime and basil with blue corn tostadas and flowers sits on display at the Quintonil restaurant in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)A moro crab dish in sunflower seed green pipián, Thai lime and basil with blue corn tostadas and flowers sits on display at the Quintonil restaurant in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
“They come to visit their families and feel shaken by the flavors that remind them who they are,” the chef said. “It’s like coming back to their roots.”Providing that experience is what motivated him to open Quintonil 13 years ago. He first thought of his 11-table restaurant as a “fonda,” as Mexicans call popular food venues offering homemade dishes.“I didn’t think I would own a restaurant like Quintonil nor did I aspire to that,” Vallejo said. “What I’ve tried to do is to learn from Mexico and show the best of it.”
He took his first job in a place resembling a fonda, where he and his mom used to have lunch. He then studied culinary arts.Quintonil merchandise sits for sale on a shelf at the restaurant in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Quintonil merchandise sits for sale on a shelf at the restaurant in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
For a while, he worked on a cruise line, peeling crabs and coordinating the logistics to feed thousands of clients. Back in Mexico, he met his wife and business partner at Pujol, run by famed chef Enrique Olvera. They founded Quintonil a few years later and their mission has not changed: We’ll tell our country’s tales through food.Entre los omitidos estaba Strauss, cuyo “Danubio” engalanó la obra de ciencia ficción de Stanley Kubrick de 1968 “2001: Odisea del espacio”.
La oficina de turismo en Viena, donde Strauss nació el 25 de octubre de 1825, dijo que busca corregir este “error cósmico” enviando “el más famoso de todos los valses” a su hogar destinado entre las estrellas.La gran antena de radio de la ESA en España, parte de la red de espacio profundo de la agencia espacial, hará los honores. La antena se apuntará en la dirección del Voyager uno para que el “Danubio Azul” se dirija hacia allá.
“La música nos conecta a todos a través del tiempo y el espacio de una manera muy particular”, comentó Josef Aschbacher, director general de la ESA, en un comunicado. “La Agencia Espacial Europea se complace en compartir el escenario con Johann Strauss II y abrir la imaginación de futuros científicos y exploradores espaciales que algún día podrían viajar al himno del espacio”.El Departamento de Salud y Ciencia de The Associated Press recibe apoyo del Grupo de Medios de Ciencia y Educación del Instituto Médico Howard Hughes y de la Fundación Robert Wood Johnson. La AP es la única responsable de todo el contenido.