Don Day: We may have a new foodie spot [] Hacintto

Attention gourmands and gastronomes. We may have a new foodie spot.

Published December 5, 2024

Most big cities have them. Some smaller towns, especially tourist towns, have them as well. When they work, they really work, making it almost impossible to get in the door unless you “know someone”.

They are restaurants, a very specific kind of restaurants. I’m not sure they’ve ever had a name but the people who flock to them have. Over the decades that I have frequented them I’ve been known as a gourmand, an epicure, a gastronome. I cherished all of those sophisticated handles. These days, we’re unfortunately known simply as foodies. Where we eat are simply and sometimes derisively called foodie spots.

I can only remember one other foodie spot in San Miguel de Allende, the sadly lost and lamented Nomada, manned by the brilliant chef Marco Cruz. Today, I went to what may become San Miguel’s second foodie spot.

I was having lunch with Marco Massarotti, the chef/owner of Casa Nostra, the place that Trip Advisor ranks as number 1 of the 522 restaurants in San Miguel and the guy I rank as the town’s most accomplished restauranteur. He’s an opinionated guy about food and about wine and the business of pleasing people. I so looked forward to sharing opinions with him.

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Hacintto 60 Insurgentes Centro, San Miguel de Allende, GTO. Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM Sunday 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM For Reservations Phone: 415 103 2158 Chef: Regina Aguilar Garnish Chef/Mixologist: Yuranzi Silva Sommelier, Chef and Front of the House: Viridiana Martinez Media: Elizabeth Sandoval