GOOD FOOD

(More stories of our ten day visit to the Yucatan in January 2011)

Franchises have pretty much choked out 

any small businesses in our town.  

Here at home when we go out to eat we have a choice between: 

Dominos or Pizza Hut

Wendy’s or Jack in the Box, or;

Taco Bell or Taco Time.

Therefore, it was so enjoyable to sit down in

a restaurant like the Cueva del Pescador 

that is locally owned and where the 

fish on my plate had been swimming only a few hours earlier.

 We liked this grilled sea bass with mango salsa 

so much we returned for a repeat on another day.  

And the shrimp stuffed avocado was not to be missed.

The locals, like this grackle, loved the food at these restaurants as well.

 Another favorite eating place was La Buena Vida

 with a sweeping view of Half Moon Bay.

The menu featured a variety of fresh food and was the 

only place I felt comfortable ordering a green salad.

 Turtle Bay Café had tasty huevos rancheros 

on their breakfast menu, and when we got there early 

the bakery had fresh sticky buns and cinnamon rolls.

 Their fruit smoothies were a perfect compliment

 to the shredded chicken burrito with pico de gallo.

 One of our favorite after dinner entertainments 

was laughing behind the backs of oddly dressed tourists.  

Then we hoped they didn’t take pictures 

of our goofy clothes when we walked away.