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La Dona
Chef Juan Manuel Galvan LopezFive years ago, San Miguel de Allende was a tough place to find a good, vegetarian dish, other than beans and tortillas, but now, things have changed as the city’s best...
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PANINA
When you suddenly get a whiff of sourdough bread being made, your morning comes together and you instantly get that high that can only come from a SMA bakery. This bakery does it to me every time. Chef...
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Panio Introduces Ticuchi
Say hello to Katrina Arellano from Ticuchi in Mexico City.Renowned Mexican chef, Enrique Olvera, is behind this restaurant/bar and Katrina Arellano was my starting point to discover some of the secrets...
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TACOS RAMIREZ
There’s lots of great food in SMA for a good price; you just have to look for it.Undeniably THE BEST SANDWICH IN SMA is an overstuffed Torta with beef steak cooked over charcoal. It had such a...
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Eating Your Way Through 100+ "New" Restaurants in San Miguel de Allende
There are so many changes happening in the food scene in San Miguel de Allende right now, you’d better not blink or you’ll miss them. Following a wave of restaurant openings, you’ll have plenty of new...
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Practice Makes Perfect: Burger Night at The Restaurant
There’s nothing like a big, cheese-laden hamburger to convince you that, even in 90 degree heat, a burger tastes pretty darn good. Just ask Sandy Sims, who eagerly took his in both hands and dug right...
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Los del Barrio Taqueria
Chef Luvia de La Rosa is a standout in SMA culinary circles and has a rather prestigious, culinary history. We called her the female chef to watch when we interviewed her back in 2016 and she has just...
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RESPECT: Chef Matteo Salas
If there’s one person I’ve grown to respect over the years, it’s Chef Matteo Salas. He returned last week from Europe for a series of dinners featuring talented chefs; all the architects of memorable...
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News from Chef Marcela Bolano
Chef Marcela Bolano has asked me to post this for her and I am honored to do so.I’ll post my thoughts soon as we all process the news.
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Atrio: One of the Best Restaurants in San Miguel de Allende
This is the first in a series of posts on the 2023 Best Restaurants in SMA. After 10 years of documenting the gastronomy of SMA, we think it’s only fitting that Atrio should be the first post…As you...
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We first met Chef Ana Cecilia Alvarez in 2017 when she was the Sous-Chef at MiVida. She first went on our radar when we watched her plate dishes for the SMA Food Festival that year and then we ate her...
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A New Adventure…
This is something I’ve always wanted to do so here we go, now or never, ready or not, jump right in and don't look back…After 252 days of a major health scare, 5 separate hospitalizations in less than...
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Six of the Best Restaurants in SMA Under $200 Peso
SMA Clothing Designer, Laura Reyes, EATS THE SAME THING AT THE SAME PLACE for breakfast every morning; an Empanada from the Blue Door Bakery and has for 35 years.Do you eat at the same place all the...
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NEW MEXICAN RESTAURANTS - ONE FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK
A decade ago, there were just a few good Mexican restaurants in SMA but after a surge of openings in 2016, and again this past year, you have many restaurants to pick from.There are many new...
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Ghar: Chef Hiran Patel's New Indian Restaurant
There’s one thing about Chef Hiran Patel - he’s one of the nicest chefs we know. He ALWAYS puts his people first. We place him in a group of chefs that have made a difference. Just ask his staff. He’s...
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Chef Collaborations: A Recipe for Success
Just back from cooking at Burning Man, Chef Pablo Gil of Bennu volunteered his pizza oven for our project with Chef Ryan McNab, a new chef just in from London. Chef Michael Coon got us all together. I...
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Cemas: Puebla's Best Sandwich in SMA
Cemas was hand carried with love from Puebla where owner, Alberta Sanchez Arce, cooked for a family that ultimately moved abroad and she was out of a job. If you’re a good cook, you can always find...
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The Voice: Karla Pineda-Martinez
One of the highlights from Day of the Dead week was a front row seat at a private concert from Karla Pineda-Martinez, a Professor of Music from Costa Rica and the Mezzosoprano who recently sang in the...
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Top New Chef in SMA: Andrea Rivera
There’s nothing better than getting a great deal in SMA these days and MAEH Bakery and Restaurant is the best find we’ve had in the decade we’ve been here. You’ll never complain about the price. MAEH...
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Birdie's Burgers is Back!
There's a lot of great burgers around town and after a brief absence, Birdie's Burgers is back looking to rule as the best burger in SMA.Life is complicated this time around when there are so many...
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