We are geeks in the garden. On of the highpoints of last week was building (if you can call such a humble attempt "building") a little planter for our garlic garden. We've got eight little garlic plants started. Seeing as how garlic grows well in Gilroy, California and the stuff we have comes from China, we aren't overly optimistic that planting it in the dry season will yield great garlic. That notwithstanding, we transplanted our little garlic plants into their little planter and look forward to someday digging them out to eat. Geeks, I tell ya.

Another highpoint was a great dinner at Season's restaurant in Tamarindo. The atmosphere is lovely, the food excellent, and the vibe friendly. We didn't realize that they only take cash (important note as it isn't a cheap spot to dine) but the owner very graciously told us to pay him later. Nice to be a local. Of course, it did mean that there was none of that faux fighting Dad for the check.

We had another fantastic meal earlier in the week at our favorite Tamarindo dining establishment: Media Naranja Restaurant. I don't know if Mom grabbed photos or not as I didn't get all of her pictures. Mom- when you read this, please send me a picture from Zach's! The food there is always wonderful, and the owners are super people. I took some clients there this week as well and they were so excited about it that they went back for dinner the next night as well. It really is *that* good. The tucked-away location makes it a little tricky to find, but very quiet and totally devoid of Mariachis and of blenders*, which is wonderful as we consider each of the above to be noise pollution in a fine-dining establishment. If you visit Tamarindo, and appreciate great food, go to Media Naranja. Be warned, however, you may find yet one more reason to move here.
*the lack of blenders is unrelated to the location, actually, but rather to Zach's dislike of blended drinks. The lack of Mariachis, truth be told, is probably also not entirely due to location as those fellas are pretty darn persistent around here and would surely show up sooner or later if the management would let them through the door.

Labels: food, garden, tamarindo