What Sets Mexican Avocados Apart From Other Varieties?
When you grab an avocado from your local grocery store, it's probably going to be from Mexico. You might be wondering what sets it apart from other varieties.
Read MoreRobert Haynes-Peterson has been around both journalism and high-low food culture almost his entire life: First, as "Printer's Devil" at age three, at a ghost town's newspaper, later as News Director for his college radio station and a local A.M. station, and writing occasionally for the local Gannett paper. Following a stint editing two luxury lifestyle magazines, he began covering New York's emerging craft cocktail scene, first for Examiner, then AskMen and Liquor. Whether chomping down on ant egg tacos on the streets of Guadalajara, exploring the food stalls of Osaka, or dining at Michelin-starred restaurants in southwestern France, Robert has been lucky enough to get to explore some of the best, worst, and most interesting foodstuffs and drinks this beautiful planet has to offer.
Robert has a BA in Geology with a minor in the Fine Arts from Whitman College, studied archaeology for the Master's program at Arizona State University, and studied journalism and storytelling through The New School in New York City.
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When you grab an avocado from your local grocery store, it's probably going to be from Mexico. You might be wondering what sets it apart from other varieties.
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