One of the most moving experiences living in Mexico is my trip to the flower fields near Comonfort with my friend Billy Mervin, one of the best restauranteurs in SMA and a partner/owner of La Dona Restaurant SMA at San Francisco 32. He’s one of the first people I met when I moved to SMA.
Yesterday marked the 5th year in a row we took the trip together and one of the best perks of the journey is that we talk food non-stop all the way. Billy started buying flowers from Huerta Ave de Paraiso in 2013 when he owned the Sunset Bar; the year I moved to SMA.
Billy claimed the tallest row of marigolds to decorate the Nena hotel, which will be decked out in its holiday glory this weekend along with Chef Juan Manuel Galvan Lopez, who has created a special menu where everything can be ordered a la carte.
I gathered flowers this year for my beloved nephew, Kevin and my close friends Billielee Mommer, Rick Thompson, and Cristina Potters of Mexico Cooks; all who passed away this year.
The adventure of it all (with a long, backroad detour) our annual visit to Judith, the discovery of new places to eat in SMA and CDMX and loads of laughter, made this the perfect, Dia de Los Muertos kind of day.
Gracias Billy… same time next year!
Huerta Ave de Paraiso is on the
road from Comonfort to Empalme Escobedo.
Phone 52 412 120 8038
