There are a lot of contenders for the number one pizza in San Miguel de Allende. Mi Vida, La Cucina di Afrodita and Casa Papaya all have wood-fired brick ovens and all make very good pizza napoletana. The problem is they usually only make it on a Sunday. Now I don’t...
I’m sure you know the old line about real estate: The three most important features of any property that’s for sale are location, location, location. You may also know that the most important factor influencing the success of a retail operation is, yes again,...
“Motown was about music for all people – black and white, blue and green, cops and robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone.” Berry Gordy Jr. Motown and I have been friends for almost sixty years now. I remember when we first met. There were a...
It’s not exactly my kind of place. It’s more of a tight fit black jeans than a baggy-ass blue jeans kind of place. It’s more a linger over a second cup of coffee than a third bottle of beer kind of place. It’s a breakfast or lunch not a dinner kind of place. It’s a...
OK, true confessions. I miss KFC. Desperately. When I left the family homestead (ran away from home in my mother’s words), just a block and a half away was something called The Rendezvous Drive In. The Rondy was the local franchisee of something called Kentucky Fried...
A few weeks ago, I asked Karla Rosales Bravo of Vinos + Tapas whose wine she would most like to showcase at the San Miguel de Allende restaurant. “It would be Maseosare”, said Karla, holding up a bottle, “I think they’re one of the best little wineries in Mexico.” On...
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