Miercoles: tranquilos

Wednesday was a very low key day compared to Tuesday. Elsa woke up with some tummy troubles - luckily nothing too terrible, but enough that we decided it would be wise to take it easy. We took an Uber to La Ciudadela, an arts and crafts market near the Centro.

We walked through dozens upon dozens of colorful rows looking for that something special but ended up leaving empty handed  and a little overwhelmed...The kids did get to try on some cute sombreros, though.

Elsa went back to our room to get some rest and Enzo and I hung out in the hotel courtyard.  Enzo continued to live his best life.

We freshened up and went out to dinner with two of Luigi’s consultants. We had reservations at Rosetta in Roma Norte, an unbelievably hip neighborhood that feels like Williamsburg and The Marais had a baby.

Rosetta, a woman-owned and operated restaurant, is located in a gorgeous early 1800s colonial townhouse. We ate on the third floor, up a stunning grand colonial staircase, in a room with at least 15-feet high ceilings. The walls are white washed and subtly hand painted with intricate vines and flowers, the tables and chairs are rustic and mismatched as are the beautiful ceramic plates. Let’s just say that I was already smitten before even looking at the menu.


Ahhh...The menu. Elena Reygadas is a México City native who studied in NY and worked at Locatelli in London. While her cuisine is classified as Italian I really think it should be described as Elegant Mexican with Italian methods. Her home made pasta *is* exquisite but her food wouldn’t be the same without México and its native plants, herbs, seeds, seafood and spices. My mole blanco was outstanding as was the fish I ate (I’m kicking myself for not taking a photo of the menu). For dessert I had rosemary ice cream with olive oil and herbs (I tasted sorrel and mint but there was also something like lovage).  It was absolutely superb and the perfect way to end the day.