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POSTED May 5, 3:52 PM

So I know I promised to devote the next few entries here to organic businesses—and in the next week, you’ll definitely hear some more about that. But seeing as how it’s Cinco de Mayo, I couldn’t help but throw in a word or two about what you really should be doing today.

Go to Arcos Mexican Restaurant. Now. Stop whatever you’re working on, get in your car—or on your bike, if that’s how you roll—and head to this fine establishment on 129 S. Broadway. (You’ll recognize it from its tell-tale arched porticos.) There, you will find plentiful and delicious sangria and the most beautiful hacienda-style courtyard in the city. I have it on good authority that their margaritas are excellent also. (I wouldn’t know, because I don’t drink tequila. Long story… but isn’t everyone’s?)

They also have amazing guacamole… and many other amazing foodstuffs, of the fresh and artfully-prepared Mexican variety. And did I mention that the outdoor patio is SPECTACULAR?

It’s a beautiful day, so enjoy it. And as you sip your margarita, snack on salty, crunchy corn chips adorned in creamy guacamole, and thoughtfully reflect on Mexico’s victory at Puebla, think of me—for I will not be there.

I’ll be at home. On my elliptical machine with nothing but mixed greens and skinless chicken breast in my stomach. Imagining the first fitting of my wedding dress that’s waiting for me this Friday—the gorgeous gown that I made the mistake of buying BEFORE this past winter when I was still built like a brick house.

I’ve already played the fitting over a million times in my mind: Smile nervously at seamstress and other shop attendants. Squeeze into dress like a (very sad) sausage. Cry. Contemplate wiring my jaw shut—but crack a tasteless joke about the brilliance of the mythical Roman vomitorium instead.

On second thought, maybe you will see me at happy hour.

Categories: guacamole , sangria , Mexican food

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Alicia Potee
Alicia Potee has an knack for finding those hidden gems among the rows of businesses along Baltimore's street scene and beyond. She's a modern-day Marco Polo of local businesses, from the latest hotspots to the unique and obscure.