January 29th

Bad Weather?

We were complaining about the weather this day since it was cloudy, windy, and only about 70.  Still about 40-50 degrees warmer than home.  Guess we shouldn't have been complaining.

Mole
Paradisus Resort
Cancun, Mexico

The hotel uses this description of Mole Restaurant: "You have never had Mexican food like this. Now you can experience the authentic, rich flavors and various layers of Mexican contemporary cuisine. The food is the star at this restaurant starting with special made-to-order quesadillas. The traditional meets the modern in décor as well with gorgeous Mexican tiles lining the wall. The best table in the house goes to the corner overlooking the Caribbean. This might make for the best Mexican meal of your life."  I would agree with that description.

This was my favorite restaurant at the resort.  The food and atmosphere was upscale and amazing.  They also had a special guava margarita that was soooo good.  After dinner a mariachi band came and serenaded us at the table.

Here's what we had:
Megan - appetizer: blue corn mini sopes with shrimp
              entree: Roasted Garlicy Octopus
Doug - appetizer: cactus tostada
            entree: Duck confit
Noelle - Chicken nuggets and fries

Grades:

Megan - A+ (The corn sopes were like little fried corn patties with a delicious shrimp topping.  I never had octopus before and was nervous to try it, but I am so glad I did!  I am now an octopus lover!  It was roasted and crispy with garlicy breadcrumbs.  It was served over mashed sweet potatoes and sage.  I wish I could eat it again right now.)

Doug - A- (Doug says, "The duck confit was really excellent and the whole family enjoyed the Mariachi band.")

Noelle - A (Noelle was being so good about trying new foods and eating off the regular menu, we decided to treat her with a kids menu item.  She ate a ridiculous amount of fries and a couple chicken nuggets.  She also ate a lot of bread.  She loved it all.)