First stop was La Bougainvillea, a cute little restaurant a couple blocks from the Jardin. We had margaritas, soups and entrees. Sue ordered a cold Avocado soup which was outrageously good. My main dish was Chiles en Nogada - poblano chiles stuffed with meat, raisins, ground nuts, and a few other things, along with a cream sauce and Pomegranate seeds on top. Delicioso!
chiles en nogada
After dinner, we had planned to meet Adriana and Jim for drinks. Adriana is Mexican, and Jim is American, and they live here in San Miguel. They are also good friends of our friends Jim and Cindy from Tahoe. Sue and Adriana have been going to the Tuesday Market together.
We had a little time to kill before our planned meeting, so we did a little shopping. Sue got a really nice scarf, and a pair of "San Miguel shoes". These are made here in San Miguel, and as their distinguishing feature have a lot of ankle support. This is important for women in San Miguel, as there are a lot of uneven sidewalks and cobblestones just waiting to trip a lady in high heels.
San Miguel Shoes
Speaking of shoes, Sue had three pairs of shoes with her by the end of the night. The pair she bought, the pair she wore to walk to town, and the nice-looking date-night pair. Shoes are very important here.
We met Jim and Adriana at La Fragua, which is a little touristy, but is known for great music. It was Jim's birthday, and we ordered a couple bottles of red wine, talked, and enjoyed the music and some really well rehearsed locals salsa dancing. It was fun, but I don't think we'll make the mistake of mixing red wine and margaritas again.
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