It was about 25 years ago. I had bought Rick Bayless’ bible, Authentic Mexican, and it inspired me to start a mission. I wanted to experience every single mole he mentioned in the book. I found a rainbow of color-inspired choices: negro, colorado, amarillo, verde,...
“I was a little too tall, could’ve used a few pounds Tight pants, points, hardly renowned.” Along with owner, Danny Merkel, it was Bob Seger who greeted us when we arrived at Nudol last week. You see, you go to Nudol for two reasons. The vittles and the vinyl. And...
Almost every Tuesday, I get a hankering. For the hard shell taco. For what I once thought was the most authentic of all Mexican meals. Whether it came from an El Paso box or across a Taco Bell counter. Why, with decades of my tongue touching far more tasty and far...
I have eaten a lot of very good pizzas over my very good years in San Miguel de Allende. Neopolitan, Centanni, Cien Fuegos, Bennu, Fari and Florios are San Miguel restaurants that are all still producing exceptional pies. Recently though, some rave recommendations led...
I’m a snowbird, a Canadian who flocks during those nastier of the northern months to San Miguel de Allende. This past November, when I returned, I felt a little ignored, perhaps neglected, even rejected. The phone calls, the emails, the words-of-mouth, the messages...
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