Last year Fernando bought a puesto down on the beach. He has always wanted to have a restaurant ~ a nice, sit-down seafood place ~ and decided to go into the puesto business. Then the place next door that belonged to Dago's sister became available ~ she decided restauranting was not for her ~ so Fernando bought her undeveloped space. He now has quite a nice spread and has set it up in a very inviting and attractive way. Tonight we went down for a lovely fish dinner ~ filete al mojo de ajo, arroz, salades de fruitas mixtas y papas con verduras, a bottle of wine we took, and some good conversation with Fernando and Chuy. He has some big plans for his space and I truly hope he can make it happen. Chuy is a fabulous cook and he has all the personality of a fine impresario. A year ago a very old and dilapidated restaurant on the malecon was for sale as part of a larger property piece. He looked at it covetously. Now he says with a smile that he's got something much better, much more attractive. He's right. There's really no problem in deciding between his place and Dago's. Dago is for Friday night shrimp, no question. Fernando's is for any other time. Dago does better shrimp, Fernando does better filets. Problem solved. You should have such problems!
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