Cumpanio the restaurant. Almost as good as the bakery.

Cumpanio the restaurant. Almost as good as the bakery.

It was a mystery that absolutely fascinated me. I’d stand on the other side of the street, on the north side of Calle Correo, and I’d watch. On the left was a business called Cumpanio. With a never ending stream of customers snaking their way in and out...

The lunch of living dangerously. At Aguamiel.

White water kayaking. Skydiving. Helicopter skiing. Motorcycle acrobatics. I love those extreme sports. Those sports where man risks life and limb in order to be considered the best at something. Most of them are strictly spectator sports. But today I actually...
Hernan Cortes ate here. So did I.

Hernan Cortes ate here. So did I.

I loved Sundays when I was a kid. Because Sunday was the day the family would go for a Sunday drive and a Sunday drive always involved food. I still remember my father’s black 1949 Oldsmobile 88. I still remember him telling my Uncle Calvin it had a rear end as...
Zumo. Now San Miguel’s top rated restaurant.

Zumo. Now San Miguel’s top rated restaurant.

If you want to be thought of as an exceptional restaurant, these days, you’ve got to have it. Because that’s apparently what people want when they finally bag a table at an exceptional restaurant. I’m talking about the tasting menu, the prix fixe...
The famous San Miguel chef you may never have even heard of.

The famous San Miguel chef you may never have even heard of.

He’s cooked for the President of the United States. The Prime Minister of Great Britain. The Chancellor of Germany. He’s held the executive chef position at top ranked resorts in the Mayan Riviera. In 1996, while still a student, he won double gold at the...