La Alborada. My museum of Mexican memorabilia.

La Alborada. My museum of Mexican memorabilia.

I couldn’t believe it came out of Don Day’s Wife’s mouth. It wasn’t like I hadn’t heard the word before. Just not in such a personal way. Or quite in that context. I thought I knew what the word meant. I thought it had something to do...
La Agustina. Smooth sailing on their maiden voyage.

La Agustina. Smooth sailing on their maiden voyage.

My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks are trimmed with gold, And of jam and spice There’s a paradise In the hold. I’d been waiting a long, long time. But I knew somehow, someday my ship would come in. Well not exactly a ship. Not in the middle...
Climbing a mountain. All for a down-to-earth dish.

Climbing a mountain. All for a down-to-earth dish.

Climb every mountain, Ford every stream, Follow every rainbow, Til you find your dream. “You don’t know your ass from a hole in the ground.” People had been saying it to Don Day for years. And they were right. But not any more. Thanks of all things...
Think small. Think Victoria’s.

Think small. Think Victoria’s.

Don Day is a man. And many men…OK, make that almost every man…likes certain things a little larger than the norm. But there are exceptions to that rule. And I have one big exception. It’s restaurants. I dislike almost every big restaurant. No make...