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Wining our way around Sicily. Without ever leaving San Miguel.
“Sicily is a land of contrasts, with a tremendous heritage of old vines. The old vines remind us that Sicily has true biodiversity, and these varieties perfectly reveal the complexity of the appellations of the island while being particularly well-suited to the...
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One of my most memorable meals is being served again next week.
Mi Bistro 300 has fast become one of my favorite San Miguel restaurants. What they do with fish is one of the biggest reasons why. Many of their seafood plates have the composition, quality and taste that I’m used to experiencing only when created by Japanese masters....
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In a pickle about finding good ones in San Miguel?
Pickles have always been hard to buy in Mexico. Because Mexicans don’t buy pickles, Mexicans make pickles. When I first arrived in San Miguel de Allende, the only place for sour pickles in town was a shop on Ancha de San Antonio whose name I can’t remember (comment...
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There’s another good place for good pie in town.
You may remember them from their days at Flash Fish on Salida a Celaya. Or when they worked at La Noche on Mesones. If you do, then like me, you’ve probably missed them. If you do, then like me, you’re probably happy to know they’re back in business with a charming...
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“Hey, Don Day, where can I find some really good empanadas in this town?”
Portions of this blog post appeared previously on Don Day in SMA. I'm republishing the info to answer one of my most frequently asked questions. Almost every country has them. They're just a pastry that's folded in half with a filling inside. In India they're called...
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San Miguel celebrates its new favorite restaurants.
With many thanks to photographers Richard Smerdon and Marshall Postnikoff. Last night, at San Miguel restaurant Aguamiel, the gala dinner for the 2017 SMART awards was held. SMART stands for San Miguel de Allende Readers’ Taste and, each year, readers of Don Day in...
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La Parada. Proving Peruvian is a world class cuisine.
We had old friends visiting this week. Old friends who were new to San Miguel. So we were faced with the decision as to where to go for lunch. We have about five go to places. The old standbys we call them. They are all restaurants with a pleasant ambience, efficient...
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Getting a memory lane schnitzel fix in San Miguel.
I arrived in Toronto in the mid-seventies and, in those days, the most affordable place to dine was what we called the Goulash Archipelago. There, on Bloor Street West, we would eat dinnerplate-sized schnitzels and drink a red called Szekszardi by the litre at places...
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“I can’t think of any better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.”
OK, so maybe I’m not your average guy. Your average guy sits in his La-Z-Boy on a Sunday. One hand gripping a Bud. The other clutching the remote. Me. I go dancing in the desert. But let me explain. A couple of years ago, this place called Zandunga opened up. I wasn’t...
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