Cinco de Mayo @ Dolores Park

Ay, caramba… you missed it?
That’s muy bad, señor, because you can always count on a lot of great-​tasting food, relatively cheap, and lots of entertainment, all afternoon and for free. Beautiful day. Even Frank Chu was there… he has mastered the ability to catch a few zzz’s while leaning on his sign. The crowd was very tame and family-​oriented.
There’s just something very happy-​sounding about a crack mariachi band like Mariachi Nueva Generacion, and you get a good sampling of all the colorful regional dances of Mexico from La Raza Baile Folkorico. But I’ll admit it… I went for the food… the Salvadorean pupusas with spicy curtido, and I did get one of those really long corn on the cobs that I nursed while watching the athletic Xiuhcoatl Danza Azteca in action. Oh my.
Don’t miss it next year, amigo.