I wish I could paste a red dot on Cafe MuRo.

I wish I could paste a red dot on Cafe MuRo.

I’d posted a blog about Cafe MuRo already this year. I’d talked about how they were the most highly rated San Miguel de Allende restaurant on Trip Advisor. But that review was based on past experience. Don Day had been so busy checking out all of the new...
Your very own little French restaurant in San Miguel.

Your very own little French restaurant in San Miguel.

“Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers, for the observers of his law. The people assembled; Mahomet called the hill to come to him, again and again; and when the hill stood still, he was...
How a cooking class saved my marriage.

How a cooking class saved my marriage.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cook a fish and you save his marriage. “Honey, will you make pescado a la veracruzana for me tonight?” “You know I don’t make...
Finding the best olive oil in San Miguel de Allende.

Finding the best olive oil in San Miguel de Allende.

I decided to have an olive oil tasting the other day. I’m not sure why. Other than olive oil has always mystified me. That and the fact that everywhere I seem to go there are olive oil shops and bars with the word degustation outside. Maybe even more of them...
A Super Cheap Wine for Super Bowl Sunday.

A Super Cheap Wine for Super Bowl Sunday.

Dear Senor Day: I think you know Trevor, my husband. He’s mentioned that you’ve chatted with him and the other knights of the round table in front of The Longhorn Smokehouse. He’s the one known as Clever Trevor. The one that dresses like a cross...
Satisfying my San Miguel longing for longaniza.

Satisfying my San Miguel longing for longaniza.

I’ve always struggled with my sausage in Mexico. It’s just so hard to know what you’re getting until you take your first bite. You never know what parts of the animal are in there or sometimes even what kind of animal those parts came from, You...
Getting fresh with Mario’s Mariscos Frescos.

Getting fresh with Mario’s Mariscos Frescos.

“You know what’s special about Mario’s restaurant? It’s Mario. Mario makes the restaurant.” Bob White said that. Don Day heartily agrees with what he said. And he thinks every one of the other nine guys who were there for lunch with us last week...
Searching for the season’s first asparagus in San Miguel.

Searching for the season’s first asparagus in San Miguel.

Don Day had lunch with Don Day’s Wife today. There was just the two of them so it was all about what and where they wanted to eat. Don Day wanted tongue, a dish that is generally only available as street food. Don Day’s Wife wanted asparagus, a dish that...