James Beard Foundation (JBF) Outstanding Restaurant Semifinalist - 2024 Archives - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog https://www.nmgastronome.com/?cat=4291 Follow the Culinary Ruminations of New Mexico's Sesquipedalian Sybarite. 1,434 Restaurant Reviews, More Than 14,400 Visitor Comments...And Counting! Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:54:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 5142377 Mixtli – San Antonio, Texas https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=68020&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mixtli-san-antonio-texas https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=68020#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:01:14 +0000 https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=68020 A quote attributed to Marcel Marceau, the French mime famous for his sad-faced clown, aptly describes my attempts at describing a meal at Mixtli: “Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words”  (not that being without words has ever stopped me). Life’s events often include moments which move you deeply and stir your very soul. My inaugural dining experience at Mixtli was not so profound and cathartic as to move me to drastically change my life, but it certainly prompted a stirring awakening as I experienced what was conceivably the best restaurant meal I’ve ever had. Several of the other effusive reviews I’ve written are mere hyperbole in comparison to what I’d like to say…

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