For 3 extraordinary days, San Miguel played host to its first-ever "Festival Sabor" (Flavor Festival). This was the best food festival I ever attended.
This 3-day extravaganza of Mexican food and wine was brilliantly planned and beautifully presented. The galaxy's best-known authorities on Mexican cuisine were star performers. Mexico's best vintners also had star billing. It was all very glamorous.
In addition to being lots of fun, this festival also raised lots of money for the local "Feed the Hungry" organization.
Above: The Food Festival program and a wine brochure. And a very-spiffy ring-binder wine diary, compliments of Mexico's Banamex bank, for recording your thoughts about each wine you taste at the festival.
Above: Two chefs and their shrimp paella, hot off the fire. These guys are with Los Secretos: a catering-wedding-party company in San Miguel. Their beauteous website is Here.
Fifty-some local restaurants and Mexican wineries served up their best recipes for this event. You could taste them all.
Above: Oscar, a pastry guy with Petit Four pastry shop.
Above: Mexican wine expert Deby Beard. She is president of Beard & Asociados. She also imports Riedel glassware from Austria. Deby's blog is Here.
Deby is interviewing a wine guy from a vineyard named Vinicola Salinas. (I think he might be Gilberto Salinas.)
