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Fall Break Dates: Mundaka Tasting Notes

Our last kid-free evening meant one last Fall Break date night. We headed to Mundaka for some tasty tapas. Jake opted for a clara - half beer and half lemonade. I love that you can order wine by the glass - red or white. And if you don't need to see the label on the bottle, you can save two dollars per glass. Salud!  We started with a slice of torta , a thick Spanish omelette made with potatoes. The large flecks of sea salt added a sort of confetti surprise in each bite.  This was a new salad on the menu. I have to admit, it looks like an incongruous mess. Sliced tomatoes, shards of onions, a mass of arugula, and deep fried peppercorns are topped with a mound of smoked salmon and a hard-boiled egg salad. Yes it looked as chaotic as that sounds. But it was oddly delicious. All of the flavors meshed to create a really satisfying dish. It worked well. I have had a lot of caprese-style salads. A lot. Tomatoes plus mozzarella plus basil is a combination that ...

Double Date: Eats at Mundaka + Wine at the Aquarium

When Brian and Pia invited us to go to the Aquarium's Sip and Sea event with them, I offered to use my gift certificate to Mundaka for dinner. So happy that we did! We ordered a parade of delicious food and washed it all down with a bottle of sangria. The favorite of the night:  hamburguesa -  a mini lamb burger with pickled cauliflower, served with truffle fries. Our waiter warned us we would be unwilling to share, but we didn't listen. Still, we did order two, so we only had to share with our significant others. Next time, I'm ordering my own! What else did we eat? Escabeche - duck breast escabeche with tarragon cream... Boquerones - Mediterranean white anchovies with garlic chips; fried garbanzos with white truffle salt; Datiles - bacon-wrapped dates with almonds and goat cheese; Aceitunas - marinated Spanish olives; Bravas  - potatoes with brava sauce; and Croquetas - smoked salmon, horseradish, and bechamel. After Mundaka, we headed to the ...