Becca

saturday -- fresh corn, steamed sugarsnap peas, sauteed pork chops sunday-- (had a party) tortilla espanola, vegetable dumplings w/ dipping sauce, mushrooms stuffed w/ goat cheese & sundried tomatoes, sopes w/ refried pinto beans, fresh tomato salsa, & queso fresco, catalan olives, meatballs in thai curry sauce, tartletts w/ lime custard, and dulce de mango w/ cotija cheese bites

I lived in Santiago for a year so I'll add my 2 cents. It's not much of a restaurant culture in the way that Argentina is (used to be?), but there are some good treats. Don't miss Bravisimo's -- Italian style ice cream. I highly recomend mousse de manjar (in Chile, dulce de leche is called manjar...it's on everything!) and mousse de chocolate........ There are at least 2 locations, one is in Las Condes and the other in Providencia-- anyone can tell you where to find it. There are also some good wine stores in Providencia, though I'm afraid I don't remember there names. It's also fun to have lunch at the Mercado Central in downtown Santiago -- you can get good seafood there and the atmosphere is fun. You should also have empanadas and pisco sours.... there's nothing more Chilean. And, make sure you try something w/ lucuma -- I've never seen it anywhere else and I've never seen it fresh. It's used in desserts (ice cream, cake fillings, etc.) and is sort of similar to a chestnut flavor......... not to be missed!