Just so ya´ll know, I´m not going hungry down here! I´m just definitely not on an American eating schedule. Breakfast is optional, lunch usually at 2:00, and dinner is 9:00 at the earliest!
Tuesday I went on a Santiago culinary tour, led by an ex-pat (American who has been in Santiago about 5 years) who came down here as a banker, then decided to make her hobby her work. She now does culinary and wine tours and writes for local magazines and newspapers. She took us to this unbelieveable outdoor produce market (above) to buy the ingredients for our lunch. We had samples of cherries, melon, and peaches that were just out of this world! Like nothing I had ever tasted before. (Even better than David´s!) We then went back to her 1920´s renovated loft apartment where she effortlessly prepared a beautiful meal. We were served roasted vegetable and goat cheese empanadas, corn tamales with avocado salsa, roasted chicken and potatoes with a golden raisin and almond topping, and roasted peaches with creme for dessert. YUM! There were 4 other Americans on the tour, and we had a super time talking and getting to know each other. One was on a cruise ship that had just finished sailing all the way around the bottom of the continent from Brazil - anyone up for that!?
That evening we met Vinny, a friend of Tim´s NY office mate, Gabe, for dinner at a second location of Bar Liguria. Vinny is originally from Ecuador, but grew up in NYC. Another late dinner evening with great food and the enjoyment of meeting new folks.
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