Thursday, July 23, 2009

El Sabor Del Paraíso

Thought I'd share some photos from our last visit to CR. Yes, I know I'm months overdue. First up: food and drink.

Ceviche at the lovely Hotel Terraza del Pacifica. Almost as good as our friend O's version. Presentation points go to the Terraza, however, as O has never fanned avocado slices for me. ;p

A guaparinha (CR's take on the Brazilian caipirinha) and the best chicken nachos on the planet. The secret is they make the chips themselves.

Another guaparinha and a bottle of limited edition Imperial beer. The "Silver" was a new product for the summer. I'm not an Imperial fan, but the Silver seemed popular. Maybe they'll make it available year round?

I made a wonderful discovery during this last trip. I discovered I really like tequila. It all started with this salty margarita. It ended with tequila shots for the table.

Now, after all that rich eating and drinking, a sensible breakfast is the right thing to do. Fresh fruit. Fresh juice. Tico coffee. To start. I failed to get a photo of the gallo pinto, eggs, fried cheese, bacon, sausage, toast and whatever else came with brekkie. There was a huge plate, but it went down fast. So fast, I didn't get my picture!

A tequila sunrise to help me ease into the day....

Dinner was tilapia with capers and butter sauce for me.

Beans had the steak with mushroom sauce.

I'll post some other vacation pictures soon. Check back for proof that I did more on vacation than just sit around eating and drinking (and drinking, and drinking....). Hasta luego!