Had a delicious dinner at Cucharamama. Started of with potatoes in a creamy sauce of cheese, roasted pepper, mint and peanuts; crunchy calamari with a tamarillo sauce; beef empanadas with a chimichurri sauce; and a duck braised tamale. All were great but I could have made a meal out of the tamales. Entrees were braised short ribs in a red wine sauce with stir fried quinoa and Swiss chard; shrimp in a spicy Peruvian pepper sauce with white rice and canary beans; pork belly with mussels and potatoes; and a half roasted chicken. We didn’t care for the chicken as it was dry and overcooked nor the mussels which lacked the zippiness of the other dishes we had. Also, there were many more mussels and potatoes in this dish than pieces of pork belly. For dessert we had the chocolate bread pudding with raisins and cashew nuts surrounded by a warm café con leche sauce and cacao nibs. I liked the sauce more than the bread pudding which didn’t have an intense chocolate taste. There are many small dishes to try at this restaurant and next time we will stay with the small plates. The different spices used here are refreshing and a very pleasant change from other cuisines. We had a bottle of Malbec from Argentina. Bill was about $50 per person with tax and tip.