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The Perfect Margarita Recipe: From the Bar to the Bath

If forced to choose, I’d pick hot bath water over therapy. The bath is where I catch up on my books and read my magazines. It’s where I learn things about why Obama and Wallstreet are warring and why espadrilles are back. And if I’m too burnt out to read,…

Fonda El Refugio’s Ant Egg Tacos: Hell, Yes!

This post is written by Joe. (And posted by me.)
When it comes to Mexico, our chef Telmo is a great traveling companion. While I say stupid things like “foamo” when asking for frothed milk for my coffee (it made sense to me), he speaks impeccable Spanish and never gets stumped…

Los Jarritos (By Any Other Name) Makes Some Killer Birria

Right now, goat is the darling of the meat world around here. I don’t expect green iguana will be replacing it any time soon, but should you want to be really hardcore, it’s good to know that iguana—not just goat or mutton—is also used to make bírria in parts of Mexico….

Calling All Couch Potatoes: Tacolicious Now Available To-Go!

As much as we want to have you into the restaurant, we understand that sometimes home is where the heart is. Or at least the couch. Just in time for pretty much any situation, Tacolicious is now accepting to-go orders. With our new fancy, online ordering system, you don’t even have to…

What Happens In San Miguel …

The last time I was in San Miguel de Allende, I was going through a divorce. It was my first Christmas without my boys and my parents had thought that it would be good for me to get away from it all, so they bought me an airline ticket to…