When in San Miguel, do as the Romans do. Do gelato!

When in San Miguel, do as the Romans do. Do gelato!

In today’s post, Don Day welcomes a guest blogger, his amigo of 50+ years, Pedrito Ross. Pedrito’s now watching time go by again in San Miguel de Allende after a long absence and, like Don Day, Pedrito has always been an aspiring writer who never quite...
The best empanadas in San Miguel de Allende.

The best empanadas in San Miguel de Allende.

Almost every country has them. They’re just a pastry that’s folded in half with a filling inside. In India they’re called samosas. In Italy, they’re calzones. In Scotland, bridies. In Bolivia, saltenas. In the Dominion Republic, pastelitos. In...
Here’s the skinny on thin crusts at Pizza Pig.

Here’s the skinny on thin crusts at Pizza Pig.

Don Day gets emails. Not a lot of emails. Just one, maybe two emails whenever he puts something new on his blog. Except when Don Day writes about pizza. Then, Don Day gets quite a few emails. Pizza restaurants are like sports teams. Almost everyone has a favorite....

The best bargain bubbles in San Miguel de Allende.

Don Day’s Wife has been called a lot of names. She’s sometimes called My Sharona like the woman in the song by The Knack. She’s sometimes known as Imelda due to a certain passion for footwear. She’s sometimes called Grammie after a character in Annie Hall. She’s...
In pursuit of the perfect shepherd’s pie, Mexican style.

In pursuit of the perfect shepherd’s pie, Mexican style.

I’m recycling one of my blog posts from a few years ago today. Partly, of course, because I’m lazy. But mostly because a Scottish version of Don Day’s Wife’s shepherd’s pie will be on the menu at Bonds’ Robbie Burns Night in San...
Going where the locals go for gorditas.

Going where the locals go for gorditas.

Go where the locals go. That’s always been Don Day’s golden rule for finding the best restaurants. And the busiest food stand/restaurant by far at San Miguel de Allende’s Tuesday Market is Ceci. Ceci serves only one thing. Gorditas. So Ceci is...
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...