I’d exchanged a couple of chat messages with Davide Giribaldi before going to Fari Trattoria. Davide is the chef/owner of the restaurant Cien Fuegos and served as a consultant to the recently-opened San Miguel restaurant Fari, particularly in developing their menu....
It was one of the most talked about Saturday nights in San Miguel ever. The Gypsy Kings were playing in our main square, in the jardin. The price was free. We figured we’d have to get down there at least three hours prior if we were to get anywhere near the stage. We...
I met Jerry Davis through some exchanged emails back in 2017. He was writing a book, “a family-themed food memoir” he called it. He asked me if I would be interested in contributing a chapter. I was intrigued. I was honored. Jerry then told me he had used Don Day’s...
Most big cities have them. Some smaller towns, especially tourist towns, have them as well. When they work, they really work, making it almost impossible to get in the door unless you “know someone”. They are restaurants, a very specific kind of restaurants. I’m not...
Much to my dismay, chef Marcela Bolãno ran away from home last year, leaving her namesake San Miguel restaurant, lured to a new kitchen in Madrid. When she left, unfortunately, so did my sole source for pho in this town. I was heartbroken. Pho is almost a staple in my...
San Miguel now has some of the most elegant restaurants in the world, many of them converted from what were once 18th or 19th Century residences. The most magnificent one I have seen so far is where Don Day’s Wife and I dined last night. Every aspect of the interior...
Opening a restaurant is a tough go. Keeping it open for eleven years is worthy of a celebration. Mario’s Mariscos Frescas Estilo Mazatlan marked that milestone a couple of weeks ago. Mario’s is my favorite seafood restaurant in San Miguel de Allende. It’s one of my...
It started with an email from Marco Massarotti, the chef/owner of San Miguel de Allende’s Casa Nostra. “Have a look at this offer, it is a great bargain”, it read. I did look and I did think it was an irresistible deal. The seller was my favorite wine seller. The...
It was Flavio Junior who messaged us. He was coming to San Miguel to do a little consulting for a restaurant and wanted us to check it out. Unless you’ve hired him to cater a party for you, you’d have to be a San Miguel old-timer to know Flavio. He deserted us and ran...
It was the numbers that, initially, led us to the restaurant. First, I’d been desperate for a new “local” and the place was only two blocks from mi casa. Second, they had not one but two oyster dishes on their website menu and, as much as I love the oysters at Hank’s...
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