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Mayan Train Scheduled to Open in December

 Executive Chef, Jonathan Navarrete, of Our Habitas San Miguel, gives us a taste of a Marquesita at Sunday brunch.I messaged VIAJES VERTIZ, S.A. de C.V (American Express Travel) today to see if I could...

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ANCESTRO

ANCESTRO is one of San Miguel de Allende’s newest, hidden gems; on our list of the best 5 Mexican restaurants in San Miguel de Allende. There is a Mayan legend, written in the Popol Vuh that says that...

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Rustica: One Of The Best Breakfast Restaurant in San Miguel de Allende

How do you start your morning off right? With a life-size hug from Eduardo Pérez Calvo of Rustica, one of the best breakfast restaurants in San Miguel de Allende. It’s amazing what a latte, some really...

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Galette des Rois: One of the Best Desserts We've Ever Had

So what exactly is the first-bite rule? Every bite should taste as good as the first bite and the revered art of French patisserie is alive and well in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Proof in point:...

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Spice Market: The Best Asian Food in San Miguel de Allende

You can go to Live Aqua Urban Resort SMA many times and you’ll always see something new. Every small detail stands out, especially when you’re least expecting it and despite the fact that it was...

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La Azotea: Home of the Jicama Taco

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 56,000 Jicama Tacos since they first opened in February, 2005 and...

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Aristocrat: One of the Best New Casual Restaurants in Centro SMA.

After a seven year stint with Princess Cruise Lines, the former Beverage Operations Manager for Cumpanio and Director of Beverages for Levain and Company, Adrian Garcia Evans, was ultimately named the...

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Salvajes Brasserie: One of SMA's Best Restaurants

I’ve spent half my life wanting to be French and now I know why. I threw out the rule book for eating French food the day Chef Jorge Avendaño made me Coq au vin for the very first time. It’s the only...

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Eleven of Our Favorite Restaurants in SMA

When you come to San Miguel de Allende, the first thing you’ll ask is what should you eat. Why not try a little bit of everything? Here’s a cheat sheet of eleven of the most interesting restaurants in...

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150 0f Our Favorite Foods from Insiders News

We are happy to team up with Camie Fenton of the Insiders News to bring you 150 of our favorite foods in San Miguel de Allende; a tribute to the many chefs who created them. Over the course of the past...

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Chasing Oaxaca

Food lovers say if you’re in Oaxaca, you should go to: #1 Origen for the food #2 Criollo for the experience and #3 Casa Oaxaca because everyone should go there at least once. Admittedly, I’ve been...

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Our Favorite Oaxaca Restaurant: Levadura de Olla

Our favorite restaurant in Oaxaca is Levadura de Olla, a simple colonial courtyard in the middle of Centro. It was our sixth attempt to score a fabulous meal at a high end restaurant. How’d we luck...

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The Simple Foods of Oaxaca

Many of the foods in Oaxaca are extremely complex, like Martina Escobar’s recipe for the 35 ingredient Black Mole at Restaurante Catedral in Centro. Eight years ago, it took just one plate of this...

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Summer Menus at El Estoril

As temperatures climb, lighter dishes are the order of the day; vegetables and fruits, cold soups, ceviches and salads pepper the menu along with Rose wines and tequila – Rosa Blanco Tequila to be...

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A Whole Lot of Things to Think About!

We thought it was about time to hit you up with a whole lot of things to think about so off we go… Two new Italian restaurants are scheduled to open this month: Chef Laura Buccheri’s SIKELIA, which is...

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Camino Silvestre Kick's It Up A Notch

How do we love Camino Silvestre’s owner and master gardener, Jim McKeever? Let me count the ways! There are 25 different types of tomatoes and squash, 20 different peppers and 10 types of cucumbers....

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Fari: Best New Italian Restaurant in SMA…

It’s down to the wire with 9 days to go until Fari; the passion of brothers, Toño Aranda Lav and Andrés Aranda Lavalle, who happen to own some of the best restaurants in SMA: Tostévere, Bocaciega,...

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The Queen of Holiday Dinners

Patsy Dubois had the perfect mix of friends who appreciated a delightful, holiday dinner at Patsy’s tables in the country. We were blesses with a boatload of appetizers, of course her stuffed squash...

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Eating Healthy in San Miguel de Allende

While confined to the house during topical chemotherapy treatments, I’ve had to shop local and it’s made a huge difference in what I’m consuming and my grocery bill; I saved close to half of what I...

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Meeting Your Favorite Chefs

If you’re a food lover, you can’t put a price on meeting Javier Plascencia, Drew Deckman, Sabina Bandera, Thalia Barrios Garcia and Pablo Carrera all in the same day. The best of Mexico came to us and...

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