Bowled over by what came in this bowl.

Bowled over by what came in this bowl.

Lima and I got off to a rocky start. My first time there was when the restaurant was in San Miguel’s Mercado Carmen. I asked the very charming server to bring me the dish that the chef was most proud of. The chef’s recommendation was Linguine Huancaina with Cortes de...
Kǒuyīn makes a dazzling debut on the San Miguel dining scene.

Kǒuyīn makes a dazzling debut on the San Miguel dining scene.

The rumor started to circulate back in November. Chef Marcela Bolaño and her partner Ximena de Léon Campomanes were opening a new restaurant, a new Asian restaurant. I was intrigued. I was enthused. I was excited. But I wasn’t surprised. Marsala, their first San...
The same good old Zumo. But a whole new crowd.

The same good old Zumo. But a whole new crowd.

It’s been happening for a few years now. The decline of 50+ expats out on the town. And their rapid replacement by 20+ nationals. But I really noticed it on Sunday. First, on the streets of Centro. And then at lunch at one of our favorite San Miguel restaurants....