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Birdie’s Burgers Closing
In 2016, Chef Donnie Masterton redefined fast food when he opened Birdie’s Burgers and Taco Lab but it wasn’t just the burgers and tacos we loved. From weekly specials to loaded French fries, malts...
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Atrio: Mixology Lesson 101
Monday Mixology lesson ♥️ a few days late… The next time you’re at Atrio, ask for a Martha Esperanza; Baja’s version of the perfect Margarita compliments of Martha Hope; an incurable SMA visitor from...
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La Azotea
On the top of the list of classic SMA flavors is the Jicama Taco from La Azotea, the signature taco of SMA. La Azotea has sold over 65,000 Jicama Tacos since they first opened and started making them...
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Celebration of Life
On October 17, 2021, I had open heart surgery; 3 years ago today. Having no symptoms at all, Drs Robert Cole Garrett and Sanjeev Trehan saved my life. My father was 42 when he died, experiencing a...
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Cafe Aldama 57
I was in a full-blown, Guadalajara state of mind when I returned from my last culinary adventure so when I learned that Chef Juan Carlos Hernandez of Café Aldama 57 had worked at the Guadalajara...
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These Days I’m Having Italian!
We are what we eat and these days, I’m having Italian. With three new Italian restaurant openings in the second half of 2024, I’d say we hit the jackpot this time. Each of these restaurants has the...
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Sombra de Arum
Sombra de Arum is one of our new go-to spots and if you’re wondering why everything is this good this soon, it’s because Sombra has one of the best management teams in the business; all of them...
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Mesa Marrakesh: A HOMEMADE Pastrami Sandwich
In 2019, we first wrote about a sandwich we loved so much we continued to eat it during Covid by way of delivery from The Restaurant. We could never get enough of this smoky Pastrami, tasting it for...
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Mesa Larga
Mesa Larga, with chefs Jorge Avendano of Bastardos Restaurante and Beer Garden and Salvajes Brasserie AND Paulina Carreno of Panina was nothing short of PERFECT. Lingering next to a field of grape...
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HACINTTO
In 2016, we introduced you to 34 female chefs in SMA; the women who leveled the culinary playing field in SMA. We also featured 16 Maestras; the culinary pioneers of SMA, all of them female. Fast...
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Merida!
Off we go on the next stop in my culinary tour of Mexico - Merida and despite a few days of bad weather on the front end from Tropical Depession Sara, I’m embracing this trip exactly like I did thirty...
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JOLEISA Bakery
JOLEISA bakery has earned lots of praise in the last 3 weeks for these New York style cookies baked by Leticia Oldoni, a new, first time mom with a remarkable passion for baking. With these cookies in...
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Oliva Enoteca
6 blocks and 13 stops later, Merida’s culinary corridor was the place to eat and drink during my recent culinary tour. It’s the ultimate food lover’s paradise, located on Calle 47; a street that was...
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Eneldo Casual Kitchen
Chef José Francisco González is back at the newly streamlined restaurant called Eneldo Casual Kitchen (Eneldo Cocina Casual Restaurante); formerly Cafe Monet. This soft spoken chef, José Francisco...
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El Compita
First things first… How long do you think it would take to try every restaurant in San Miguel de Allende; all 622+ of them and that’s not counting the restaurants that are under the radar, not on Trip...
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Pirules Garden Kitchen at The Rosewood
Another restaurant that made our list for 2025 is Pirules Garden Kitchen, a gorgeous new spot in the gardens at The Rosewood San Miguel that is powered by some of the best chefs in SMA: a new chef...
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Serrano 82
Another restaurant in SMA that’s high on our best list of places to go in SMA in 2025 is Serrano 82; located in the former space where Bulla use to be but the restaurant has totally changed and was...
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Cumpanio 14 Year Anniversary
Chef Ana Martinez of Cumpanio is Mexico’s Julia Child with her own set of passions for cooking FRENCH; my favorite food. Cumpanio’s 14 year anniversary meal last week was French and priced at just $600...
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La Azotea's New Menu
One of the best places to go in 2025, we adored La Azotea from day one; almost 14 years ago. La Azotea is one of the much loved restaurants in SMA’s culinary narrative; home to the famous Jicama taco....
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The Restaurant's 17 Year Anniversary
The Restaurant is celebrating its 17th Anniversary this week. No other chef has done more to shape the culinary profile of San Miguel de Allende than Chef Donnie Masterton. The Restaurant singly raised...
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Altar
One of the best places to go in San Miguel de Allende in 2025 is Altar, the new rooftop at Doce 18 that was two years in the making and finally opened last Friday. The project was a technically...
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HACIINTTO
Another one of SMA’s best restaurants in 2025 is Hacintto. Meet Chef Regina Aguilar, Mixologist, Yuranzi Silva, and Sommelier, Viridiana Martinez, the 3 talented chefs behind Hacintto; a soon to be...
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Local SMA Guide
I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Local SMA Guide for featuring me on their April cover and acknowledging my work in documenting the gastronomy of San Miguel de Allende for the past 13 years....
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The 2024 Picture Book of Favorite Foods in San Miguel de Allende
It seemed like new flavors popped up everywhere last year when we finally arrived at the best part of the 2024 season: selecting new dishes to add to the ongoing list of our 150 favorites that were...
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The Tea Room
Eve Mickendrow’s story is a stroke of SMA serendipity: a southern girl moves to Mexico, meets a Yorkshire chef and opens an English tearoom. Sounds like a bit of a fairytale, right? For over 25 years,...
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