Oh, the bounty of the ocean… Last night we hopped in the car and headed south for dinner and visits to the ever popular microbreweries. With a stop or two we wound up in Monterey
The bar was crowded but we found a table, the service was good, the beer was excellent and dinner was fresh from the briny deep. I ordered the Monterey Bay Fisherman’s Stew and feasted on fresh clams, mussels, shrimp, fishy bits, squid and scallops all simmered in a spicy broth with rice, veggies, tomatoes and saffron. Garlic bread and a local Belgian Ale and I slipped right into the happy fat boy zone. Halfway back to Santa Cruz and we stopped off at a seaside Mexican place for flan & key lime pie and went to bed full and smiley.
This morning was Saturday which meant it was time for a Farmers’ Market research activity. And a dandy one it is indeed, with the usual ten by ten pop-ups filled with everything from fresh cut flowers to shitaki mushrooms and fruits galore. You know the drill; you been there yourself, no doubt. But then… at the end of the food court area, just past the really good, fresh croissants, was a mother daughter outfit selling the yummiest, fresh seafood ceviché for only four bucks. They also offered fresh, shuck ‘em when you buy ‘em oysters on the half shell, but it was early in the morning and I couldn’t take my eyes or my tastebuds off the ceviché… Ah, life is good by the seashore, eh?
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