An Ode to the Mexican Mall Candy Store | Eater
"A south Stockton mercado painted a distinctive concha green that functioned as a community hub and safe haven for the author’s family, perfumed by warm tamales and carnitas and stocked with piñatas and traditional confections; its sweet-bread case and top shelf of crystallized pineapple, candied sweet potato, and Mexican-flag coconut bars provided early, formative encounters with Mexican sweets that felt like an intergenerational embrace." - Bill Esparza
