It was grass-fed versus grain-fed beef at the filet cook-off.

It was grass-fed versus grain-fed beef at the filet cook-off.

A few weeks ago I came to the conclusion that certain beef cuts, specifically the ones that don’t have much marbling from fat, were just as tender and tasty from grass-fed cows as they were from cows that were finished in a feedlot on corn or other grains. In a little...
Warning: Smoking may be hazardous to your traditional eating habits.

Warning: Smoking may be hazardous to your traditional eating habits.

I gave up smokes about…mmmm…about how long ago was it, honey? “It was ten years, eight months and three weeks ago.” Yes, me not smoking my three packs of Pall Mall King Size unfiltered a day, was obviously important to at least one person. But, I must admit, I didn’t...
Oaxacan tlayudas in San Miguel. The secret is out.

Oaxacan tlayudas in San Miguel. The secret is out.

They’re a tradition almost everywhere in the central valley of Oaxaca. Grabbing one on the way home from work. Maybe eating it standing up. Most often eating it with your hands. Calle Libres, one of the main drags in the state capital, is lined with restaurants that...
A few good wines with prices you’ll be very comfortable with.

A few good wines with prices you’ll be very comfortable with.

It had been raining in San Miguel for days. We contemplated the choices. We could brave the outdoors and build an ark. Or we could stay indoors and eat and drink. We decided that nobody really missed the unicorns after the last time we had weather like this. We’d eat...
Another San Miguel sandwich enters the hall of fame.

Another San Miguel sandwich enters the hall of fame.

I can hear them now. In their drawlin’ Nawlins twang. “That ain’t no po’ boy. Po’ boys ain’t got no bean sprouts. Po’ boys ain’t got no arugula.” And I must admit. I’m a bit of a purist too when it comes to food traditions. But when a sandwich is this good, I figure...
New Zumo chef shows off his Mexicasian menu.

New Zumo chef shows off his Mexicasian menu.

It was gambling that paid for my dinner last week. At Ghouls For Schools, the Hallowe’en benefit for the charity Feed The Hungry, there was a raffle. And guess whose number they pulled for dinner for two at Zumo? I’d really wanted to return to Zumo. They had made some...
Gramona. Champagne tastes at Cava prices.

Gramona. Champagne tastes at Cava prices.

For many years, Don Day’s Wife and I have spent a couple of weeks of the late Summer in France. The regions of the country we’ve visited have varied but the central theme never has. Food. And wine. And more food. And more wine. One year, when we went to The Loire...
Born to be wild about this burger.

Born to be wild about this burger.

Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way Do you know what Don Day’s Wife did when I met her? She was one of three sizzlingly hot-looking women, dressed in the tightest of bustières and highest of...