Tuna Nicoise Salad and Lemon Curd Tart

EVOO Poached tuna, haricots verts, micro-greens, Spanish potato salad, watermelon radish and nicoise olives,

Lemon Curd Tart

@ Bistro Menil

Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken

1/4 chicken, dark meat, plus plantanos maduros and avocado salad with cilantro dressing

@ Pollo Bravo, 6015 Hillcroft, Houston

Bratwurst Roll and Chips

Bratwurst on a house-made French roll - the menu description indicates there would be turkey pastrami, presumably a misprint; none was in evidence.  The cheese is mozzarella; the bun seemed like a lightly toasted New England style hot dog bun.  The thin chips are house-made.

@ Tapester's Grill

Coctel de Camarones, Tamal, and Pionono

Shrimp cocktail, Ecuadorian style - fresh poached shrimp marinated in lime juice, sour orange, ketchup and mustard, with pickled red onions, tomatoes, cilantro and olive oil.  Served chilled.

Served with popcorn, chifles (thin-sliced plantain chips), and toasted corn (canchas).

Tamal de mi Abuelita - steamed rice and potato dough tamal stuffed with chicken, egg, raisins and olives, wrapped in banana leaves, served with tomate de arbol (tomarillo aji sauce).

Pionono - Peruvian cake roll filled with home-made dulce de leche and dusted with powdered sugar

at Andes Cafe, South American Kitchen

Grilled Tuna Sandwich and Italian Potato Salad

Grilled yellowfin (grilled to order, interior was deep pink), with lettuce, tomato, wasabi mayo and fresh ginger on an egg hamburger bun, served with Italian potato salad

@ Paulie's

Tostada de Ceviche and Lomo Saltado Sandwich

Fish marinated in lime juice and Peruvian seasonings served with red onion, cancha (Peruvian roasted corn) and camote (steamed sweet potato),

Tender chunks of beef tenderloin with tomato, red onion, red wine and aji amarillo (Peruvian yellow pepper) on a toasted French roll, served with french fries and huancaina sauce (cheese and aji amarillo),

also served were tortilla chips and a mild sauce

at Peru Gourmet Cuisine, 10804 S. Post Oak @ Willowbend, Suite #375

Nicoise Salad and Cafe au Lait

Lettuce, tomatos, potatoes, hard boiled egg, haricots verts, nicoise olives and tuna (a generous portion obscured by the other ingredients), plus petite pain and dijon dressing

and Cafe au Lait

at French Riviera Bakery