San Miguel’s bargain burger. Delivered. From La Frontera.

San Miguel’s bargain burger. Delivered. From La Frontera.

It was a fairly typical late afternoon. “You know we’ve got zero plans for dinner. Nothing much in the fridge. I’ve just spent the last two days cooking for your friends”, said Don Day’s Wife. “Why don’t we order in.” Now, usually ordering in means something that we...

Cha Cha Cha. The sequel’s as good as the original.

”Let’s do the time warp again.” We walked into the place singing a little Rocky Horror ditty. 13 years had gone by and nothing had changed. The same whitewashed walls in a room best described as a garage. The same mismatched furniture. The same in-your-face...
La Cocina de San Miguel de Allende. At Tyto’s.

La Cocina de San Miguel de Allende. At Tyto’s.

Carlos Sanchez was the first San Miguelense I ever met. He greeted our car from the airport, he took our bags, he shook my hand, and he introduced himself as the house manager of the home we had rented on Pila Seca. There was something I liked about Carlos Sanchez....
Different venue. Different cuisine. Same chef. Same great grub. 

Different venue. Different cuisine. Same chef. Same great grub. 

It’s been more than 30 years since JJ Casteñeda first walked into the California Culinary Academy and started a career in the restaurant biz. It’s been more than three years since he brought that career to San Miguel de Allende. JJ’s first stop in San Miguel was at...
Reuben a la Ruben. At Silveyra’s.

Reuben a la Ruben. At Silveyra’s.

Let me start by saying that, without any doubt at all, the reuben is one of the world’s ten best sandwiches. And, despite the fact that it contains Swiss cheese and German sauerkraut, a sandwich doesn’t get much more American than a reuben. In San Miguel de Allende, a...