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A chipped turquoise wooden table in bright sun, crossed by the lace shadows of cut paper banners, holding a tray of al pastor tacos with pineapple, onion and cilantro and beef tacos with roasted poblano, grilled elote with crema and chile, radishes and limes, three clay bowls of salsa, a glass of horchata and a mango paleta.

Bajito

Papel picado overhead, string lights coming on, and a spit of chile-marinated pork crowned with pineapple, carved to order over open flame.

Everything is cooked in the open, where guests can see it and smell it.

Where it fits

Daytime gatherings that run past sunset

A cook in a cap turns tortillas on an iron comal over a brick wood-fired hearth as smoke drifts through a shaft of window light under hanging pans.