Q – A little help would be appreciated. We’re New Yorkers in our 30’s and we want to head for Mexico for a week of sun and seafood – though maybe not in that order. We’re probably a bit more price conscious than some of your followers so any information about current food pricing would be appreciated. We like four-star hotels but we always have dinner at five-star restaurants. But seriously – just seafood. neither one of us eats meat.
A – OK – but let’s start with a definition: A Foodie is someone who can appreciate dining on meat that is unusually rare. If you don’t eat meat we’re not sure you can qualify as a foodie. That’s like saying you’re a jockey who won;t go near a horse – oh by the way, foodies sometimes eat horse. So where to go? Mazatlan is a tremendous bargain these days and is also considered the seafood capital of Mexico. It is located in Sinaloa, the region of Mexico that raises the majority of Mexico’s best produce and some of its very best drug cartels. The shrimp in Mazatlan are huge – so there’s that for a start. Dining at a five-star restaurant these days will cost at least 50% less than a similar meal at home.
