How to Honor and Celebrate Dia De Muertos Like a Local with Anais Martinez

On today’s Dia De Muertos themed podcast, we’re chatting with Anais Martinez, a Mexico City based food expert also known as The Curious Mexican. Anais and I first met two years ago while I was filming my series Regional Eats and Women in Food in Mexico City during the Dia De Los Muertos holiday, where she was our local fixer. I wanted to get a handle on how she felt about tourists and travelers painting their faces and dressing up as Catrinas, and if there is a way for non-Mexicans to honor the holiday without being offensive to the local culture. Anais was such an authority not just on local food, but also on Mexican culture, so I knew she'd be the perfect person to speak to for this episode. You can listen to our podcast episode, complete with mariachis playing through the streets as CDMX celebrated the holiday, talking about the origins of this indigenous holiday, and how to honor the traditions without being appropriative, here.