Querétaro Mall
Did we go from no good
Chinese to driving an hour to get some?
P F Changs Mongolian
Beef 167 pesos and Lettuce Wraps 127 pesos.
Food Photos
Love the fact that
people are sending me photos from all over the globe.
Let's see...how long
is my bucket list now?
Price matters…
My friend Alex owns a
hole-in-the-wall restaurant so price matters.
He's recently been
bending my ear about what I spend on vegetables and fruits at the stores on
Mesones.
I really never paid
attention until we went to the place where he shops. They post the prices at
this store so no Gringo prices here.
It doesn't have a
street name but when you walk down Guadalupe toward the San Juan de Dios
Market, take a right where the Pollo Feliz is, go up 4 streets on the left.
Take a left and it's the 3rd door to the left. The name is Abarrotes Caporal.
The name is not posted either.
This little market gets
all of their produce from Celaya and Commonforth and sells to other stores and
restaurants in town.
How happy was I that I
got 80 limes for 14 pesos?
And how much more was
I paying for my produce? More than double.
Molida Especial
The meat from this El
Tucan hamburger comes from Carniceria Los Tres Huastecos at Carlos Del Castillo
4 in Colonia Guadalupe.
They grind the flank
steak fresh when you ask for Molida Especial.
To the hamburger meat,
add two caps of soy sauce and 2 soy sauce caps of pineapple juice.
Season with salt and
pepper and cook.
Fenicia...
A perfect party at
friend Annie's last week. What I loved most about this healthy plate was all
the delicious Lebanese food from Fenicia.
I'm not a big hummus
fan and this was the second recipe I had in a week that I actually really
liked. The Tabbuli was also fresh and delicious.
You can dine in or buy
their take out at 73 Zacateros.
5 de Mayo Experimental
5 de Mayo Experimental is
a beautiful restaurant in the center of Querétaro where Chef Hütt Mariano Torre changes up the
menu every month with the flavors of seasonal Mexico.
The tasting menu is
very affordable at $400 for seven courses.
Thanks to my friend
Lilly's food-loving sons Andros and Sonny for a great Mother's Day and feast.
Love dining with
people who love food as much as I do.
Chocoholics beware.
There is a street in Oaxaca devoted to Chocolate. Mina Street is lined with
chocolate shops.
How to get there? Just
follow your nose.
*iPhone Photos
Eating Moroccan
Well Michael Coon. You
did it again.
A $35 celebration of
Moroccan food was just what the foodie in me was craving. Something totally different.
The menu?
Moroccan Mint Tea and
Cucumber Water
Roasted Mechoui Lamb
Cous Cous w Dried
Fruit, Nuts and Raisins
Chicken Tagine with
Seasonal Fruit
Sweet Tomato Jam and
Berber Bread
Eggplant with Zatar
and Yogurt
Don't forget to save a
spot for me. Dinners fill up quickly.
Escape: Ft Lauderdale
A recent trip to Ft
Lauderdale convinced me of one thing. I'll be back.
Between the Farmers
Market at West Palm Beach - our sister city,
a great Fishing trip where I
netted a bunch of golden tile fish (I had never heard of the fish before this
trip), all the first-class food and a mega-dose of sunshine and TLC from
family, friends and fellow foodies, I felt renewed.
Doesn't everyone needs
a trip like this at least once a year to revive the spirit?
And speaking of
Spirit, I found a great air fare on Spirit Airlines from Toluca directly to Ft
Lauderdale. Got to love those alternate airports. Saved $700.00.
At Rocco's Tacos in Ft
Lauderdale - 1313 E Las Olas Blvd - we had one of the best beach cocktails I've
had all year: The Frozen Mexican Colada. It was a blend of Herradura Silver
tequila,Kahlua,Patron Citronge orange liqueur, Pineapple juice and Coconut
cream. When I have the exact measurements figured out, you'll be the first to
know.
Food we ate and loved
- all in Ft. Lauderdale:
Great Cuban cuisine at
Las Vegas on 2807 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
One of the best
burgers ever at Sweet Nectar -1017 E Las Olas Blvd.
A bit of everything
delicious at Casablanca Cafe at 3049 Alhambra Street
*iPhone Photo
What else but Catfish
at Catfish Dewey's - 4003 N Andrews Ave.
San Miguel Style Ice Delivery
The Case of the Disappearing Chardonnay
Just like Blanc De
Blanc, a very popular and inexpensive Chardonnay, La Europa is no longer
stocking Antares, the wine from Chile that I love for 58 pesos a bottle.
La Europa is carrying
small bottles of Blanc De Blanc but is stocking them on a bottom shelf so they
are really difficult to find. They've not had the full bottles for MONTHS. You
can however get a full bottle at Hotel Sautto's liquor store on Quebrada and at
Mega.
Have not found
Antares. Stay tuned.
Buen Apetito!