Something to Look Forward To

One of our favorite places to eat in Mexico City is a chain of restaurants called "El Cardenal".  I have written about "El Cardenal" numerous times here on the blog.  The chain prides itself on serving traditional Mexican cuisine.  (I'm not talking about the tacos and burritos that so many gringos think make up the entire repertoire of Mexican cooking, but the wonderful and elegant recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation.)  Alejandro and I have eaten at three of their restaurants... the original one in the historic center near the main plaza, the one next to the National Museum of Art, and one in the picturesque San Angel neighborhood.  They have all been consistently excellent. 

Just a few blocks from the apartment there is a small shopping mall which includes a Superama Supermarket where I do my grocery shopping.  Over the entrance to the mall's underground parking lot I saw this sign yesterday...

Hurray!  "El Cardenal" will soon open a restaurant right here in the neighborhood!  There are plenty of restaurants around here, but many of them are U.S. chains, taco joints (some better than others) or little places that serve an inexpensive afternoon "menu of the day".  Soon we will have a place nearby that serves fine Mexican dining.