Ixtapa, Mexico!

Well, this isn’t my usual kind of post, but I have just returned from a travel agent FAM trip to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico and I just HAVE to share all the gorgeous and delicious food we were able to have during the week!  We toured 14 hotels top to bottom, enjoyed a few excursions to see the area, and we were treated to lots of fabulous meals.  I don’t have a lot of details about what is actually in some of these dishes, but they’re all just so beautifully plated I had to take photos and share!

 

Lunch at the Sunscape Resort - we were treated to live music and a 3 course meal!  Salmon mousse with mint and ginger, fresh Mahi Mahi filet with Thai sauce, and chocolate cake for dessert!!

 

Dinner at the Azul Ixtapa.  Caesar salad dressing was made right in front of our eyes! Three staff members brought out a big tray of ingredients, and started whipping up the dressing from scratch, then served us all! Next came the main course served under a metal cloche – the waiters all unveiled the meal to us at the same time – a lovely stuffed chicken with potatoes, eggplant and other vegetables.  And beautiful mousse for dessert!

 

After one of our excursions, we travelled to a local beach area and enjoyed “Spanish Mackerel” with fresh guacamole, and a mini black bean “pie”

 

That evening we enjoyed dinner at the Oyster Bar at the Azul Ixtapa Grand – we started with a tempura salad (apparently I was too excited to eat to take a photo!), then a soup that we’re not too sure what was in it…peas…celery… hmm something green we couldn’t quite place but it was yummy and had nice little bits of tofu in as well (my vegetarian husband would be proud!). Then a fabulous piece of beef with potatoes, vegetables and a nice shrimp on top!

 

Local specialty Tiritas de Pescado (ceviche) for an appetizer at the Holiday Inn

 

Dinner at the famous Bogart’s Restaurant. Lobster Bisque to start, steamed fish with a spicy lime chile sauce, and “Sunwing” sorbet for dessert!

 

A few others I didn’t take photos of included tortilla soup, a nice piece of beef served on a bed of cactus (kind of a sweet taste that mixed well with the sauce it was served with!), a fresh fire-grilled piece of chicken on Ixtapa Island, a New York Steak cooked to perfection right on the grill on the beach in front of me, and a some extensive buffets to suit everyone’s taste!

 

YUM!  Now back to my diet…