Quality Street Food in San Miguel de Allende

Jennifer Posner and Gaby Green with their Hierbabuena Cocina Food Truck

As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, eating street food is our favorite pastime. Needless to say, we were very excited to hear that San Miguel de Allende got its very first food truck late last year.

Vietnamese Sandwich Mmm Mmm Mmm!

Our friends Gaby Green and Jennifer Posner purchased a Bimbo bread truck early last year and took it to the US to be transformed into a world-class food truck worthy of any street in New York City or San Francisco. The result is a black beauty they call "Hierbabuena Cocina" from where Gaby and Jennifer serve up delicious international dishes like Chicken shwarmas, Vietnamese sandwiches, and of course Mexican tacos all served on paper-lined basket plates.

Cochinita Pibil Tacos Mmmmmmmm!

We were finally able to sneak away from the Bed and Breakfast one afternoon last week and tracked Hierbabuena Cocina down on the corner of Sterling Dickinson and Potrero. We are very happy to report that what we ate was pure street food deliciousity!

Chicken Shwarma Mmmmm!

Visit http://hierbabuenacocina.com/ to check out their changing menu and locations.

Cañada de la Virgen Video

Here's a short video of our recent visit to Cañada de la Virgen, our newest attraction. It's a 20 mile trip from San Miguel de Allende, and it is well worth a visit.

Archeological site of Cañada de la Virgen

We recently visited the newly opened archeological site of Cañada de la Virgen located approximately 20 miles from San Miguel de Allende. We spent the morning exploring the ruins with Albert Coffee, an archeologist and tour guide that has been directly involved with the excavation of the site for several years.

If you choose to visit the park, you must know that you will need to park at the entrance and take a shuttle with a guide to a spot located about 1km from the ruins. From there, you will walk the rest of the way.

Here are some pictures that we took of the site.

Our Hummingbird Friends Stop by for a Drink

It has been a few months since we filled our courtyard with hummingbird feeders. Now our hummingbird friends are constantly here feasting from the endless supply of "comida casera para colibris" also known as simple syrup. Check out these photos taken by our recent guest, Bob Lickiss.

Hummingbirds Enjoy Complimentary Drinks at Antigua Capilla B&B

A couple of months ago we discovered Camino Silverstre, a store that sells the coolest bird feeders in San Miguel de Allende. We thought we’d buy a few to try them out. Within days, we had hummingbirds visiting us throughout the day.

Here’s a video we condensed from a one-hour recording made one afternoon at Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast. We captured several brown and white Violet Crowned and green Broad-billed hummingbirds as they stopped by for a slurp. If you look closely, you will see their white tongues after they come up for a breath.



Owners, Alfredo and Jim, opened their beautiful store, Camino Silvestre, featuring hand-blown glass feeders designed by Alfredo and made in Mexico in vibrant colors of recycled glass. Aside from bird feeders, Camino Silvestre also sells jewelry, ornaments, dinnerware by Mexican potter Gorky Gonzales, garden torches, wind chimes and much more. Visit them on Zacateros No 46.

When it Comes to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Mexico tops the Americas List

The historic center of San Miguel de Allende and several nearby sites in Quertaro, Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo and Atotonilco are on the list.

Click here for the article.

Book Captures the Essence of San Miguel de Allende

Our friend, Susan Dorf, a part time San Miguel de Allende resident, recently gave us a copy of "Solamente en San Miguel, Volume II," a compilation of stories about life in San Miguel de Allende.

Susan is one of 42 writers that contributed material for the book. Her story about the soil merchant with the burros and the camera-toting tourist is classic!