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Day of the Dead: The Flower Fields at Comonfort
One of the most moving and spiritual experiences in Mexico has been an annual trip to the flower fields in Comonfort before Dia de los Muertos. Youāll appreciate Dia de los Muertos in a whole new way...
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Chef Ryan McNab: London Chef Relocating to SMA
Part of the fun of writing about food is interacting with all the chefs. Ryan McNab recently came to SMA for a visit and to meet up with girlfriend, Julieta Moreno. A 42 year old chef from London, he...
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Carnitas Apolo XI
At a tiny, hole-in-the-wall on Mesones, Carnitas Apolo XI, makes these porky bites as good as they get. We had the sandwich with a delicious pile of pickled cabbage, red onions and a dash of salsa...
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Casa Bo
Casa Bo is San Miguel de Allendeās most beautiful shop for Day of the Dead and a lot has happened at Insurgentes 118 A since Claudia Bo reopened the doors on September 8, 2022. The headpieces and other...
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BONOM Club de Petanca
Always a loads-of-fun party when some of our SMA family gets together; in this case on October 23rd at Bonom Club de Petanca, near Bodega Aurrera and Distrito Soma. At the restaurant there, the food is...
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Rooftop Face Painting for Day f the Dead
It was a race against time as family members got their faces painted. We managed to get some pictures in for CheriRaeās grandson Jeremy Day and his beautiful lady in red, Christine Galley Day, before...
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Panio's New Lemon Ice Cream
Some planning your life for the next two years foodā¦ Just when Iād given up on trying to find the same delicious lemon flavor of the Flan de Lemon ice cream I use to eat every day at Bingās Helados in...
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A New Casual Favorite: Chilli Billy
Any good burger and chili joint starts with the basics and we think after 1 year, Billy Lesser has them down. Ask for extra crispy fries (some of the best in town) or fries topped with chili, the chili...
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New Dishes for 2022
These dishes were added to the Best of SMA; all standouts on the list for 2022: Atrio: the Peking Duck Tacos wrapped in a flour tortilla with sesame seeds and dressed with plum sauce by Chef Arturo...
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Salvajes Brassiere: Chef Jorge AvendaƱo's New French Restaurant
Thereās nothing better than a total surprise from a chef and Chef Jorge AvendaƱo has done it again! Salvajes Brassiere, his new restaurant at #92 Hidalgo, is in an old house with small, intimate rooms...
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La Lista: The Flavors that Defined San Miguel de Allende in 2022
In 2022, just six years after the course of the culinary landscape in San Miguel de Allende started to change, we donāt think weāve experienced such an assortment of great food all in one place in a...
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The Pizza Masters of San Miguel de Allende
f you want to have some of the best pizza in SMA, and not necessarily the most expensive, hereās a list of the masters ā¦Ā Ā Chef Davide Giribaldi cooks at his own restaurant, Cien Fuegos, in SMA and...
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Outstanding in the Field San Miguel de Allende 2023
Traveler, Diane Leeds, who attended 87 Outstanding in the Field events last year and over 400 in total called San Miguel de Allendeās 2023 Outstanding in the Field event epic. Howās that for an...
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Amorino: San Miguel de Allende's Healthy Ice Cream
Iām pretty sure if I havenāt had at least one scoop of ice cream before breakfast, I havenāt started my day yet. What else would you expect from someone who carries around an ice cream freezer...
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Antigua to Chichicastenango: Katok Restaurant
Ā In Guatemala we ate at many restaurants and one of the best meals we had was at an large, wooden cabin on the side of the road going from Antigua to Chichicastenango. Everything was so Guatemala....
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SMA Newest Pizza Restaurant: The Pizzeria
We stopped at The Pizzeria to talk with Giovanni Finotto, a charming pizza maker from Italy who also builds specialty pizza ovens for restaurants and private homes.Giovanni is working with Chef Donnie...
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Mexicans are obsessed with breakfast but a traditional breakfast in Mexico? There is none! Lamb? Take your choice of Barbacoa or Mixiotes - theyāre both delicious. Tacos? Dig in - there are plenty on...
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If you didnāt get the memo, the hottest seat in the house right now is Ā Aldama 53.Ā Chef Vicente Torres has officially taken over the kitchens of Moxi and Bovine, changing the menus and teaching new...
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Celebrating Chef David Jahnke
Ā When Chef David Jahnke told me he was cooking his own birthday dinner, he said he was going to make all of his favorite things for many of his favorite people. Little did I know that they were going...
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Tuesday Market Feasts
Ā Rise and Shineā¦we have certain rituals and breakfast at the Tianguis is one of them. One thing for certain is that Mexicans do not lack imagination when it comes to breakfast and at Tuesday Market,...
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