Santiago y Macarena. Might soon be our place. Might soon be yours.

Santiago y Macarena. Might soon be our place. Might soon be yours.

I have a new date restaurant. “A date restaurant?”, you might be asking. Yes, a date restaurant, not just somewhere you go to eat interesting, well-prepared food but a very special place to visit. A place where you might even suffer a suit jacket and uncomfortable...
Birria and ramen. A marriage made in San Miguel.

Birria and ramen. A marriage made in San Miguel.

“What brought you in to the restaurant?”, said the well-dressed woman at the doorway to the kitchen. “Was it the sign? I hope it was the sign.” Aaah, the power of advertising. Some bold, all upper-case typography. Wrapped inside a sunshine-colored border. And those...
Getting juiced on Mexican fruit. At Ojo de Agua.

Getting juiced on Mexican fruit. At Ojo de Agua.

I’m a meat and potatoes guy. But I’m also a nosey guy. So even though I don’t eat a lot of fruit, there are some fruits I’ve always been dying to try. Simply because I’m an inquisitive foodie. You might have been there. Walking through a Mexican fruit and veg market...
The best wine values in San Miguel de Allende.

The best wine values in San Miguel de Allende.

“Hey, Don Day, you drink a lot of wine. Where, in town, can I get the best prices?” Yes, I do drink a lot of wine. I indulge in almost a full bottle on most days. And, along with questions about what do you recommend and what’s available where, I’m often asked about...
How I lost 15 pounds. And still ate pizza.

How I lost 15 pounds. And still ate pizza.

It was day 28 of the longest month of the year…perhaps the longest month ever since a guy named Gregory came up with the idea of a new and improved calendar. You see, I wanted to be slim. I hadn’t been slim since I was…well, actually, I’d never ever been...