Getting fresh with Mario’s Mariscos Frescos.

Getting fresh with Mario’s Mariscos Frescos.

“You know what’s special about Mario’s restaurant? It’s Mario. Mario makes the restaurant.” Bob White said that. Don Day heartily agrees with what he said. And he thinks every one of the other nine guys who were there for lunch with us last week...
Searching for the season’s first asparagus in San Miguel.

Searching for the season’s first asparagus in San Miguel.

Don Day had lunch with Don Day’s Wife today. There was just the two of them so it was all about what and where they wanted to eat. Don Day wanted tongue, a dish that is generally only available as street food. Don Day’s Wife wanted asparagus, a dish that...
Sabores y Salsas. Now, new and improved.

Sabores y Salsas. Now, new and improved.

Don Day used to be in the advertising business. And when you’re in the ad biz, you learn to use words that sell in your ad copy. Words like amazing, free, colossal, reduced, special, professional, rare and lifetime. Don Day’s favorite advertising words...
Paella negra. Black is the new orange.

Paella negra. Black is the new orange.

The number of times Don Day’s mother warned him. Don’t talk to strangers on the street. But Don Day never listened. And still doesn’t. The latest stranger I started talking to was on a street called Hernandez Macias in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico....
In praise of redheads and burritos in San Miguel de Allende.

In praise of redheads and burritos in San Miguel de Allende.

Location. Location. Location. The three most important words in real estate are almost as important in the restaurant biz. Especially when it comes to burritos in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. When Don Day first arrived in San Miguel, he used to get his burrito fix...