Square box. Round pizza. Triangular slices. Tonight, I think I’ll just stay home and work on my geometry. At the SMART awards, held on March 30 at La Frontera, most of the buzz was about what restaurant would be ranked number one in San Miguel de Allende. But...
It started out like a lot of things in Don Day’s life. It started as an excuse for a party. An excuse to get together with some favorite friends, favorite foodies, and favorite foodie friends. An excuse to eat some special Mexican dishes, drink a few glasses of...
The search had been more of a safari. But the hunt is over. The prey has been captured. Today Don Day finally found the rarest and most precious of cargo in San Miguel de Allende. Don Day had spent eleven wasted winters in San Miguel on a hapless adventure. I’d...
Though Don Day has problems remembering things that happened eleven minutes ago, he does remember something that happened eleven years ago. Don Day’s Wife and I were coming to San Miguel de Allende for the first time in our lives and the owners of the house we...
Don Day apologizes but he just can’t start a blog about matzo ball soup without a tall Jewish tale. A prominent and respected Jewish businessman died, and the community was gathered in the synagogue to honor him. The rabbi intoned solemnly, “Our dear...
There are two Spanish, two French, two Chinese, two Thai and 26 Italian restaurants in San Miguel de Allende. So Don Day thinks you’d be crazy to ever choose to open another Italian restaurant in San Miguel? Crazy or very, very sure of yourself. OK, make that 27...
Don Day would like to know what your favorite restaurant is. And then share it with others on dondayinsma.wordpress.com. The original thought was a survey. But why have a survey when you can have a party. So Don Day and Don Day’s Wife are hosting one....
We almost didn’t even go inside the restaurant. Don Day had talked Don Day’s Wife into what he’d advertised as a nature hike. She preferred to call it “a trip through hell’s half acre”. So, OK, I’ll admit it turned out to be a bit more of...
I think it was the aroma of fresh churros that inspired the conversation. Don Day was walking through the Tuesday Market with his friends Wendy and Philippe when Wendy said, “Have you tried the pain au chocolat at Mega? It’s as good as anything...
It took a while. A long while. Ten years in total. But Don Day has finally embraced a Mexican tradition. Don Day now eats paella on Sundays. For Mexicans, eating out has always been more of a weekend thing. In fact most restaurants don’t even offer classic...
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