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Seven Cities in Mexico to Get Great Food
Having been on the road for three years now, I no longer think of Mexico in terms of just beautiful beaches, five star resorts and tequila.The Mexico I know is colonial cities and pueblos mágicos that...
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Taking on the King of the Street: Tacos al Pastor
Andy opens his taco cart every night when the sun sets, more or less. That's when all the magic starts and the food lovers of San Miguel come out of their nest to get a fast food fix. I know. I am one...
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How to Spend a Perfect Day in San Miguel
Travelers, sometimes with not more than 5-8 hours, come to San Miguel to get a taste of the city's well-preserved colonial architecture, narrow cobblestone streets, extraordinary culture, delicious...
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San Miguel to Host Two Food Festivals in June
From the passions of food lovers everywhere, the Food Network was born… along with TV shows like Top Chef and Rick Bayless – Mexico One Plate At A Time, a renewed interest in cookbooks, food magazines...
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La Azotea’s Shareable Appetizers
La Azotea, Umaran 6, is the king of small plates. Their best seller is my favorite too, a Jicama Taco. The shell is a thin slice of Jicama that is topped with lightly breaded shrimp, fried leeks,...
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Sabores San Miguel: Dishing Up San Miguel’s Best New Taco
With Sabores San Miguel behind us, in retrospect I can offer just one comment... Way to go San Miguel! Restaurants served up a variety of impressive food and much of San Miguel came out to support...
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SMA Food Festival: San Miguel’s Chefs Take Center Stage
It's incredible that San Miguel put two food shows, two weeks apart, into the record books this past month. Thanks to Sabores San Miguelproducers Donnie Masterton and Angela Lewis Serrano and SMA Food...
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La Dolce Vida: Living the Sweet Life
When was the last time you made puff pastry from scratch? I thought so. Me, too. Puff pastry is possibly one of the most labor-intensive things that you can make in the kitchen besides croissants but...
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SMA Shorts: July 2015
1826 Tequila Bar at the Rosewood HotelAlex, the resident Tequilier (tequila sommelier) helps guests to learn more about the selection of 120 tequilas and 20 mezcals at the 1826 Tequila Bar in the...
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Heaven on Earth: The B’ui Experience
After years of eating at some of the world’s best restaurants, you cultivate certain expectations for the level of food and service you expect. Recently, I was blessed with “The B’ui Experience” and it...
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Magnolia Bakery Mexico City
Cross another reason off the list to go back to Chicago this time of year. Banana Pudding.With Magnolia Bakery opening in Mexico City this week, the driving distance to a carton of this world class...
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Taking A Bite Out Of Mexico: The Best Eats of 2014
My first year in Mexico has been one fantastic food adventure. I've discovered inexpensive and delicious Mexican and South American wines, indulged in more than my fair share of exquisite desserts,...
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2014 Highlights
Thanks for being a reader in 2014. Here are some of the highlights we covered this past year.Buen Apetito and see you in the New Year! Happy Holidays!January: Tequila Confessions...
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The Holidays: Home "Sweet" Home
Some thoughts from Minnesota and Oklahoma as I wrap up my travels for 2014...Happy New Year!I was a product of the taste test kitchens at Pillsbury in Minneapolis where I had my first job out of...
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Eating Mexico on $10 a Day?
Since late October, about the time I left for the states, the peso has been on a downward slide. Blame it on falling oil prices, Mexico's political unrest and several other factors, but I got one of my...
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San Miguel: A Smorgasbord of Food Choices
I consider dining out homework. When faced with the question of where to eat, you've got to love the smorgasbord of choices in San Miguel.Living in a town the size of San Miguel, we’ve never been...
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Claudia’s Pies: The Sweet Smell of Success
There is nothing quite like the smell of pies baking in the oven…Don’t ask me how I got the bug. One morning, a latent gene kicked in; I started baking and never stopped. It was though I had been doing...
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No Time for Comida
Why is it I retired last year, have three jobs and am back on a work schedule? In the US and Canada, we eat around our work schedule but here in Mexico, people work around their eating schedule. I've...
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Cava Sautto Wine Fest: Discovering Reds
When Cava Sautto (Hernandez Macias 59) throws a wine fest, they bring in the best brands. Reserve wines were in abundance as well as high end liquors like Hennessy, Dewar's, Bacardi, Johnny Walker,...
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