re: #20 austin_blue

We walked down the hill to El Alma’s tonight and had a kick-ass salmon ceviche w/mango, avocado, shaved onions, cilantro, and dill. Two margs for each of us, too. Fortunately a two block walk home.

(El Alma’s is an Interior Mexican joint, most definitely not Tex-Mex. Most of our country hasn’t seen this style of food, which is a shame. It gives classical European a run for its money. If you haven’t tasted huitlacoche, you haven’t had Real Mexican Food.)

Strangely, or not, that’s the Mexican fare I was introduced to… in Chicago. My parents went to Los Amigos for years every Friday night for dinner and dancing (when that was still a thing - this was the 60s/70s). It was definitely fine dining, live 4 piece band, terrific strolling Mariachis during band breaks. The food was so different from the Tex-Mex we get here. I admit I’ve never acquired a taste for huitlacoche, however.