By Jonathan Lockwood I didn’t know so many Sanmiguelenses would enjoy these Mezcal Spotlights, but not many days seem to pass without...

By Jonathan Lockwood I get that some folks think I’m the mezcal guy in San Miguel de Allende, and I appreciate it. But that does not...

By Arael Gómez Tello In the last decade, México has emerged as a vibrant player on the international wine scene, becoming a major...

By Jonathan Lockwood In a bustling part of San Miguel de Allende’s centro, not many steps from the jardín, is Casa Murciélago Mezcalería...

By Amy G. Rothlin I’d been meaning to visit Cien Fuegos , owned by well known Chef Davide Giribaldi , for ages; its comforting menu and...

By Jonathan Lockwood Last month I wrote about a place that helped ignite San Miguel de Allende’s mezcal renaissance . But five years...

Antaño Cuatro Restaurante You know as soon as you step inside, this is old-world eighty-plus-years, according to Señora Alejandra, the...

By Amy G. Rothlin Mexican gastronomy has a thousand traditional recipes recognized by UNESCO; it isn’t just food, it’s culture, history,...

By Jonathan Lockwood Before San Miguel’s modest boom in mezcalerías , there were only a couple places where you could find the good...

I started a food blog back in 2009 and it changed my life. After 25 years of cooking classes and making a new recipe every week, the...

By Patricia Schneider It was in San Miguel de Allende—and I repeat this with joy—that I recently began organizing high-end cultural and...

By Jonathan Lockwood Bleak. Desolate. Grim. That used to describe the hunt for exceptional artesanal mezcal in San Miguel de Allende. The...

By Amy G. Rothlin Find Zaki's just half a block from the Jardín at Jesús 5. While you may recall this place as the Spanish eatery Aquí...

El Manantial: margaritas muy especiales y fuertes: three silver spoons Like most finds in San Miguel you never know what's behind, in...

By Jonathan Lockwood In my last article I discussed what mezcal is, a brief history and why it’s popularity has surged. That covered,...

By Amy G. Rothlin Spring is in full bloom in our beautiful town, and the jacaranda trees are showering us with purple splendor, a gentle...

By Amy G. Rothlin The rumors and whispers of exceptional Italian cuisine have been circulating in San Miguel, and after dining at Da'...

By Maríe-Pascale This unique cafeteria in an exclusive setting offers service in Spanish, English and French! You'll have a choice of...

By Jonathan Lockwood In the last several years mezcal has positively exploded in popularity. Not only in the US, but throughout the...

As a travel and food writer, I have had any number of pseudonyms, but probably the most familiar has been the Phantom Gourmet . It’s...