tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703377466623174747.post6611057620999078345..comments2023-11-28T21:54:22.952-06:00Comments on <b>The Curmudgeon-About-Town</b>: My Happy Place: Guanajuato hildebrandensisPassepartout22http://www.blogger.com/profile/10580009445741758399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703377466623174747.post-14062515032106860222011-11-04T20:11:33.830-05:002011-11-04T20:11:33.830-05:00The chilaquiles I've had in Guanajuato are of ...The chilaquiles I've had in Guanajuato are of two sorts. Most places there, that I've been to, serve what my friends refer to as <i>chilaquiles a la moda potosina</i>; I posted the recipe on this blog in October 2009 (http://thecurmudgeoncomments.blogspot.com/2009/10/chilaquiles-are-best-breakfast-food-in.html). Chilaquiles in this style -- good ones -- are available all over town inside the loop. (My own favourite places lately are Linda's, on McCullough just below Oblate, and Carmelita's, on Broadway.)<br /><br />The other style, which were in fact the first chilaquiles I had, are more a simplified Mexico City style, basically the fried tortilla pieces with veggies and sauce, sometimes served with eggs but usually without. The best I've found of that style are at Marioli Food to GOurmet, off Stone Oak. (Reviewed last January, at http://thecurmudgeoncomments.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-chilaquiles-marioli-meals-to.html.)Passepartout22https://www.blogger.com/profile/10580009445741758399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703377466623174747.post-87510181853555075772011-11-03T09:51:14.240-05:002011-11-03T09:51:14.240-05:00No, this was a family selling tacos, tortas, quesa...No, this was a family selling tacos, tortas, quesadillas, etc. from an open air food cart, and were only open in the evenings. If you enter the Plazuela from the Jardín, the yellow cart would have been to the right of the fountain in the opening of a callejón. And honestly, I was generally never too crazy about the food in Guanajuato (nor in Irapuato, where I spent much time), EXCEPT for late-night fare (pozole, tacos al pastor, etc.), my suegra's home cooking, and the wonderful breakfasts. I also love the Gto-style chilaquiles, and have despaired of finding any reasonable equivalent here in S.A. - the only place that has come close is Guajillo's.GFoylehttp://www.urbanspoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703377466623174747.post-51380834798163558792011-11-02T14:12:11.436-05:002011-11-02T14:12:11.436-05:00I hope so too. I don't expect to retire to Mex...I hope so too. I don't expect to retire to Mexico, but I would like to feel safe again in visiting there.<br /><br />I remember a restaurant called, I think, the Agora, in the building that has Jardín Unión on one side, and Plazuela del Baratillo on the other; right by the post office. I only ate there once, & don't remember the food so much as the company. I wonder if that's the place you mean?Passepartout22https://www.blogger.com/profile/10580009445741758399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703377466623174747.post-63311391605208109742011-11-01T16:23:07.302-05:002011-11-01T16:23:07.302-05:00I will definitely check this place out. I lived i...I will definitely check this place out. I lived in Guanajuato for about a year and a half and had the best time in my life. Many fond memories. I miss the quesadillas at the Plaza del Baratillo behind El Jardin. Hope the cartel crap settles down by the time I'm ready to retire there.GFoylehttp://www.urbanspoon.comnoreply@blogger.com