Caught red-handed. At Los Originales.

Caught red-handed. At Los Originales.

There are a lot of Mexican dishes I miss when I’m living the other half of my double life in Canada. But none more than tacos al pastor. In my opinion, there is no taste so simple yet so complicated anywhere else in Mexican cuisine. The term al pastor can be defined...
Ring out the old. Ring in the new.

Ring out the old. Ring in the new.

Susan and I had both seen the buzz all over social media. “Marco is back. Marco is back.” So, when we were planning one of our not-often-enough lunches, I loved Susan’s idea that we’d go to Tyto’s and have one of Marco’s fondly remembered pizzas. Susan is Susan Knight...
Suggest you add this one to your best burger list.

Suggest you add this one to your best burger list.

It was the comments on a post in SMA Foodies that caught my eye. Someone was asking about the best burger in town. And the usual names were on the recommendations list.  Grandpa & Son. Absolutely. Birdie’s. Of course. Hank’s. Definitely. Chilly Billy. La Chope....
If it’s Tuesday, it must be…

If it’s Tuesday, it must be…

It’s been happening in San Miguel de Allende for a few years now. A group of guys gets together once a week and complains about the weather, food prices, sports, politics, TV reception, booze prices, traffic, grandkids, their health and the fact that their wives...
The search for San Miguel’s best burger continues.

The search for San Miguel’s best burger continues.

Thirty years. That’s how long it had been since Don Day’s Wife and I had that first date. It was a Wednesday. The restaurant was called Epicure. We ordered the burgers au poivre with blue cheese and peppercorn sauce and a bottle of a Côtes de Rhône from the village of...
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...