Getting fresh with Mario’s Mariscos Frescos.

Getting fresh with Mario’s Mariscos Frescos.

“You know what’s special about Mario’s restaurant? It’s Mario. Mario makes the restaurant.” Bob White said that. Don Day heartily agrees with what he said. And he thinks every one of the other nine guys who were there for lunch with us last week...
Searching for the season’s first asparagus in San Miguel.

Searching for the season’s first asparagus in San Miguel.

Don Day had lunch with Don Day’s Wife today. There was just the two of them so it was all about what and where they wanted to eat. Don Day wanted tongue, a dish that is generally only available as street food. Don Day’s Wife wanted asparagus, a dish that...
Sabores y Salsas. Now, new and improved.

Sabores y Salsas. Now, new and improved.

Don Day used to be in the advertising business. And when you’re in the ad biz, you learn to use words that sell in your ad copy. Words like amazing, free, colossal, reduced, special, professional, rare and lifetime. Don Day’s favorite advertising words...
Aye, there is a Mexican haggis, laddie.

Aye, there is a Mexican haggis, laddie.

Don Day’s father was a Scotsman. Well, actually, not just a Scotsman but, according to Don Day’s mother, a bloody great Scotsman. What is a bloody great Scotsman? He’s a man who wears a kilt to formal occasions, appreciates the tossing of a...
Who has the best buns in San Miguel?

Who has the best buns in San Miguel?

It was about six, maybe seven years ago. I was perched at the far end of Harry’s Bar in San Miguel de Allende. From there you could have a bird’s eye view of pretty much everything that was going on. And there was always something going on. What was going...