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...
View ArticleANCESTRO
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...
View ArticleRustica: 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...
View ArticleGalette 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:...
View ArticleSpice 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...
View ArticleLa 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...
View ArticleAristocrat: 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...
View ArticleSalvajes 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...
View ArticleEleven 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...
View Article150 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...
View ArticleChasing 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...
View ArticleOur 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSummer 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleCamino 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....
View ArticleFari: 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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleEating 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...
View ArticleMeeting 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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