I am afraid I have been very negligent about posting here. Last year I became interested both in Chile and in Sausalito’s sister city relationship with the Chilean coastal city of Viña del Mar. One thing lead to another, and now Virginia Reginato, the Mayor of Viña, is coming to Sausalito the week after next with a delegation of “Viñamarinos.” I have been helping to coordinate that effort and it seems I have little time for anything else.
While I probably should be studying up on issues facing Chilean municipalities, my attention has instead, not unexpectedly, been drawn to matters of Chile's cuisine. One thing I came across was Anthony Bourdain’s encounter with the famous Chilean “completo” while on a visit to Viña during the filming of a “No Reservations” episode in Chile. However, I have learned that the true national dish of Chile seems to be ……the empanada!
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