Mexican/Latinx multidisciplinary artist Tlisza Jaurique will, through July 9 of 2023, employ her inherited indigenous upbringing and aesthetics in service of the Figge Art Museum's Decolonial Intervention, creating her own artistic intervention surrounding the Davenport venue's Spanish Vice Regal collection, reexamining the art in this space, and providing a different
A new Mexican restaurant opened in Manhattan this week, but unlike most others, it’s not on land. La Barca Cantina is located on a three-story boat at Pier 81 off West 41st Street, and it will take short cruises throughout the day as guests enjoy Mexican-inspired street food, tequila, mezcal, and cocktails.
According to operator New York Cruise Lines, La Barca Cantina is New York’s first and only floating Mexican restaurant. Also at Pier 81 is their sister restaurant, North River Lobster Company, the popular lobster shack also located on a boat.
The agave-based spirits–mezcal, tequila, sotol, and racilla–are the focus of the beverage menu, which includes flights for sampling. As for the food, the heart of the menu is a selection of tacos that includes classics like chicken, shrimp, and al pastor, as well as Tony’s Campechano, a combination of beef, pork, and roasted scallions discovered that Craig Kanarick, New York Cruise Lines’ CEO discovered while on explo