Our week of class and clinic ended early so we could attend a school-sponsored field trip to the local artisan village called Tlaquepaque. It’s a quaint (and touristy) town filled with art, history and culture. As a class, we visited the local ceramic museum as well as a ceramic studio.
Later, we strolled the vendor-lined streets and wandered through the stores. We each bought our fare share of ceramics and candies.
We ended our day with lunch at Casa Luna, a recommendation from our doctor at clinic. With a menu proudly displaying Mexican gourmet, I knew the food had to be good. The restaurant itself was beautifully filled with local ceramics, twinkling lights, tile fountain and mango tree. We filled our hungry bellies with freshly pureed mango margaritas and molcajetes de carne. What is a molcajete you ask? Well, it’s the larger, volcanic rock version of a mortar and pestle. Here it was served piping hot, filled with meat, cheese and cactus, covered in a spicy tomatillo sauce.
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