Holy smoke, this meat is tasty.

Holy smoke, this meat is tasty.

“You know if you had really, really been intent on entrapping me on my wedding night, you wicked woman, you would not have dabbed yourself with Joy, but in Essence of Smoked Meat. A maddening aphrodisiac, made from spices available in Schwartz’s...
Another San Miguel sandwich enters the hall of fame.

Another San Miguel sandwich enters the hall of fame.

I can hear them now. In their drawlin’ Nawlins twang. “That ain’t no po’ boy. Po’ boys ain’t got no bean sprouts. Po’ boys ain’t got no arugula.” And I must admit. I’m a bit of a purist too when it comes to food traditions. But when a sandwich is this good, I figure...
Birdie’s Burgers. It’s mainly because of the meat.

Birdie’s Burgers. It’s mainly because of the meat.

”It’s mainly because of the meat” was a line used by the Canadian supermarket chain Dominion Stores. It was written by a guy called J. Scott Feggans. I always wished that I had been the one who wrote it. I admit it. I confess. I am a card carrying member of the...
Break a leg, Microteatro San Miguel de Allende.

Break a leg, Microteatro San Miguel de Allende.

I don’t know where the expression came from. I don’t think anybody does. But I do know the strange showbiz wish for good luck certainly applies to one of San Miguel’s fledgling new businesses. This new endeavor also solves one of life’s…well at least my life’s…biggest...
Please, San Miguel. Keep on trucking to Natalia’s.

Please, San Miguel. Keep on trucking to Natalia’s.

I was pacing off my lunch last week (supposedly five steps equals one calorie). Walking up Salida a Celaya when, through the gritty dust in my eyes, I saw the sign outside Natalia’s. It was only one of the words that stopped me in my tracks. Pibil. The word for...