After saying our good-bye's to Grandma Gina at the hospital, Dad and Susie took us for our last lunch in Chile at Eladio Restaurant. The restaurant was full of people at mid-afternoon (which I always take as a good sign that the food must be really good).
(We have pictures of the food but wasn't able to download before we left. So until then, you'll have to use your imagination, but when we do post the pictures, your mouths will be watering for sure!)
Dad ordered carpaccio to start with - I hadn't tasted it before and am now definitely a fan. It's made of paper thin slices of beef, arranged on a platter topped with cheese and capers. The waiter brought it to the table to show then dressed it while we watched. The dressing is pretty much olive oil and lemon juice, the meat cooks just slightly in the citric acid and it's pretty awesome.
Rod had a steak and I had stewed short ribs, both were 'melt in your mouth' yummy. We had a fresh salad with greens, corn, avocado and tomato and a few rounds of pisco sour (again!)
Dad ordered a very light dessert, a creamy cake was so light and airy, even though you were completely stuffed from lunch, you just felt like there was plenty of room once you took the first bite of dessert.
During lunch, Dad and Susie shared a lot of family history with us - that's one thing that we have enjoyed the most throughout the entire trip; spending time around the table and getting to know all about people in the family and things everyone experienced. I think we're very lucky to have such a diverse group of people (and so much of them!) who are all different and special in every way and we're glad to be able to call them our family.
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