Last weekend, Andy & Saloumeh came to visit (his birthday’s coming up). After enjoying the surprisingly excellent Indian food from our downstairs café (yes, our apartment building has a restaurant on the first floor) on Friday, we went downtown to Butcher’s Hill for some Peruvian food at El Rinconcito Peruano.
Lunch was excellent. The place is very unassuming, w/ a vibe that reminded us of the comederos populares we’re familiar w/ in Bolivia. But the food is quite good, simple but tasty. And while nothing beats ceviche freshly caught & served on a beach in Lima, this was better than most American imitations. Try their tallarín a la huancaina (a spicy cheesy sauce over spaghetti), it comes w/ fantastically salted pieces of skirt steak.
Also, we discovered that Javi likes bachata. At least that’s what mostly came out of the boombox on the counter (along w/ some merengue & reggaeton). Kate caught him doing a bit of a dance (though I’m not sure Sean Kingston qualifies as bachata). But he was going crazy to the beat. I guess Dave Chappell was right.
So I guess now we have to make Javi a bachata/reggaeton mixed CD. Another project!
