Was There Life Before the Roadrunner Cafe?

The Roadrunner Cafe and Bakery is a family business. It opened in 2006 on the heals of hurricane John. Soon after, Donna started offering fresh baked breads and pastries. Most of our customers know Donna in that capacity. What many of you don't know is that before the restaurant opened, her prime hobby and passion was making tile murals. Her sister had started working with clay and gave the Donna the bug. She was and is partial to the efforts of the California tile companies from the 20's and 30's.

To the left is one panel of a 2 part mural Donna made. This is a replica of an early California design.

She also made her own molds and created some beautiful accent pieces. Here is a sconce that follows the style of early California. Also an example that is of her own design



              


About 8 years ago, she wanted to find enough beach glass to make a mosaic. Seemed like an impossible task but the upside is that I got to spend a LOT of time at the beach. Here is one of the resulting murals made from the little pieces of colored glass picked up at the beach. It is about 18" in diameter.

See her website with more examples at rusticoceramics.com/

Breakfast at Madoka's Restaurant in Guadalajara

This is our favorite breakfast place in Guadalajara, Madoka. Good breakfast, good service and good coffee.  They are downtown, try them. Check out the espresso machine in the slide show.

Fresh Fruit and Fresh Made Granola Anyone?

How about a nice fresh fruit plate for breakfast? Complete with yogurt and Donna's fantastic fresh-made granola. And of course a great cup of coffee.

Brunch with Marcie Castro

Thanks to all who came to see Marcie today. Your appreciation was noted. She will definitely return. Special thanks to Mayte and our staff who went overboard for our first buffet style brunch. It was fantastic! There was only one glitch: the idiot in charge of video managed to get almost nothing. I won't mention any names but his initials are Bob Farmer! Here's one of her songs and I'll post another clip of all of us enjoying the music.

7 Tips to Improve Your Musical Performances

Hey open mic people! I just got this great article from Marcie who is coming next Sunday to the Roadrunner. If you are wanting to play more and improve your skills, this has some great tips for you.

7 Tips on How to Transition from Open Mics to Longer Gigs

By Chris Robley

MAY 29, 201255 COMMENTS AND 94 REACTIONS

For the purposes of this article, I’m thinking of an open mic as a performance event where each person is given time to play 1-3 songs, usually maxed out at 10-15 minutes. Sometimes the list of performers is settled in advance by an MC or booker, while sometimes it’s open to the public and you’re encouraged to put your name on a list– first come, first served.

Marcie Castro Again

Here is another nice example of Marie's piano along with Robert Drake on guitar. Marcie will be here on the 17th. Check the previous post. If you have native Spanish speaking friends, bring them. Her repertoire includes many traditional, beautiful Mexican songs. For more music by Marcie, check her YouTube Channel:

G20 Summit Special at the Roadrunner Cafe in Los Barriles!!!!

Want to get away from town for a nice morning of brunch and beautiful piano music? Sunday the 17th, recording artist, pianist and vocalist Marci Castro all the way from New York City via San Jose del Cabo will be performing.  You will not want to miss her. For breakfast we will be serving a delicious Sunday buffet with all the good stuff. Plus for our Sunday special, every customer will receive a free Mamosa or substitute beverage. Marci will begin at 10AM.



No Cover Charge! This will probably be the last music event we present for the season. I promise that you will not be disappointed.