A San Miguel breakfast for people who don’t eat breakfast.

A San Miguel breakfast for people who don’t eat breakfast.

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Where did that line from? I can’t count the number of people who’ve used it on me. All because Don Day doesn’t usually eat breakfast. It just doesn’t make sense. I mean how could...
Food with personality. In a venue with more than one.

Food with personality. In a venue with more than one.

It’s taken me a long time to write about El Cincuenta y Ocho. It wasn’t that I hadn’t been there. I was there on the day it opened. And a few days after that. And a week or two later. And a couple of times again recently. So what took me so long to...
Seven more reasons why I really like El Vergel Bistro.

Seven more reasons why I really like El Vergel Bistro.

I’ve written about the new restaurant El Vergel before. And quite recently. But I still had more to say. For the food and the service are continuing to get better. That’s supposed to be what happens when new restaurants have their slow opening, the time...
One of San Miguel’s favorite dishes is back on a menu.

One of San Miguel’s favorite dishes is back on a menu.

Give Walter Lewis credit for the dish being on the menu. That’s him front and left at lunch the week before. Enjoying the pozole at the very charming Mexiquito. Walter was asking me about Hansen’s, the San Miguel restaurant that closed its doors late last...
Pizza with a view. Episode three.

Pizza with a view. Episode three.

The competition for the restaurant with the best view in San Miguel de Allende seems to crown a new champ every year (the latest one to wear the tiara is Quince). A couple of years ago, two of the major contenders were restaurants that served pizza. Now a third one...
Vive la, vive la, vive la France. Vive El Vergel.

Vive la, vive la, vive la France. Vive El Vergel.

Star light, star bright, The first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. It was when I saw the chairs that I thought my wish may have finally come true. They were French cafe chairs. And no one is going to put French cafe...