TRADITIONAL SERENATA DE MERIENDA IN DOWNTOWN BROWNTOWN

(Ed.'s Note: In what has become a local tradition, wandering musicians belt out mariachi and norteño tunes – or a combination thereof – while restaurant customers chow on their huevos rancheros, divorciados, machacado, or motuleños, and even oatmeal with canela for the health-minded diners guardando la linea. In the photo above, a youthful mariachi performs at Chef Ricardo's Sunday morning against a backdrop of The Beatles Abbey Road cover. Other musicos frequent at Las Dos Minervas, previously known as El Pedregal, across Adams Street from Las Cazuelitas. They also perform at Arados, Tina's, and other eateries downtown and count on the generosity of the patrons.