Last week, Amy treated me to dinner at a little place we read about called El Mesón in San Martín de los Andes. The restaurant is in a small house that is just off the main street. We showed up at 9PM, about the time the dinner crowd starts in Argentina, and found the place completely empty. We were eagerly greeted by the owner and shown to a table.
The Lakes District in Argentina is known for its trout so I wanted to have that as my main course. For the starter, we picked out some sort of toasted bread covered in smoked eggplant, red peppers and anchovies. The owner surprised us by comping a plate of salmon and trout ceviche along with some homemade mint liquor at the end of the meal. I was one happy (and stuffed) camper on my birthday! There are more pictures below (those of you reading via email subscriptions will have to visit the web site).
I am sorry that there haven’t been more regular posts over the past few days but we have been very busy touring Chiloé Island here in Chile. I hope to pick up the pace over the next few days!