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Our last San Miguel dinner. At a superb restaurant, prepared by a very talented chef.
It seems hard to believe but, looking back to 15 years ago, I can’t recall a single Asian-influenced dish on any menu in San Miguel de Allende. Oh, there were Chinese restaurants and there was a Japanese restaurant. But none of those restaurants that added a splash of...
Kǒuyīn makes a dazzling debut on the San Miguel dining scene.
The rumor started to circulate back in November. Chef Marcela Bolaño and her partner Ximena de Léon Campomanes were opening a new restaurant, a new Asian restaurant. I was intrigued. I was enthused. I was excited. But I wasn’t surprised. Marsala, their first San...
The same good old Zumo. But a whole new crowd.
It’s been happening for a few years now. The decline of 50+ expats out on the town. And their rapid replacement by 20+ nationals. But I really noticed it on Sunday. First, on the streets of Centro. And then at lunch at one of our favorite San Miguel restaurants....
Sushi a la Mexicana. A feel-good foodie flick.
My latest foodie film recommendation came from an unlikely source. My friend Dilia Suriel is a living, breathing version of IMDb when it comes to recommending movies, especially those little sleepers that often slip by unnoticed. But this was a film about sushi and...
Still lovin’ the lobster. But there was something missing from Mario’s.
“Lord thunderin’ Jesus, bye, those aren’t lobsters. Lobsters got two big arms.” I’m from north of the 49th parallel, from the country that eats more lobster, per capita, than any other country in the world. The lobster we Canadians eat comes from cold waters. It has...
Seven steps to a restaurant’s success. And one restaurant that has climbed to the top of the ladder.
It was about three years ago that it opened. A delightfully charming and very respectful redo of an early 19th Century home just outside of San Miguel de Allende’s prime Centro. I loved the look of the place. It was classy but still casual, two traits that are tough...
A local red wine takes on a couple of the world leaders.
I had lunch at Terruño, the restaurant at local San Miguel winery, Tres Raíces, a few weeks ago. On my way out, I bought a bottle of one of their reds, their Tempranillo. It was a significant...no, make that very significant...purchase. It was the most expensive...
San Miguel’s favorite restaurant. One year later.
It was our anniversary. Our first anniversary. An entire year since we had eaten dinner indoors at a restaurant. So, where to go? Actually an easy choice. We’d simply go to the restaurant that’s been San Miguel’s favorite for four of the last five years. And the last...
The fave of Instagram foodies is a San Miguel staple.
The fever started in L.A. Then, with a boost last month from Eric Asimov in the New York Times, it became a frenzy. I’m talking about birria. And you’re excused if you don’t know what I’m talking about. Because birria may be, not only the most unrecognized, but also...
