Courtesy of: Aruba Daily
The Spanish tapa, originally a slice of Parma ham covering a glass of sherry to keep the flies out, has flown the coop and gained fame worldwide. It is more than a slice of ham nowadays; it is a fun way to have dinner: one chooses a few delicacies and a small dish of this or that. Surfing on the popularity of the tapa, CILO City Lounge in the Renaissance Marketplace downtown, has come up with a super……tapas menu, available on Wednesday evenings. Tapas are getting an international twist at CILO!
CILO is offering five tapas choices, varying in price from $ 10 to $ 35. The first is a bread trio with tomato salsa, tzatziki and an olive tapenade; number two is a tapas platter with Prosciutto ham, aged cheese, marinated olives, deep-fried jalapeño peppers stuffed with cream cheese and breaded grouper. Your third choice is a Land Combo consisting of chicken wings, spicy meatballs and a carpaccio wrap to start with and beef stew, ribs and a chicken skewer to finish with.
Number three is called the Sea Combo: first tuna tataki, crab croquettes and a salmon wrap and then grouper, garlic shrimps and a mahi skewer. For those who can’t choose between land or sea there is a special combo: the Land and Sea: one is served carpaccio, tuna tataki and a chicken wrap before the salmon with a spinach sauce, breaded shrimps and beef skewer grace your table. All second courses are accompanied with potatoes `bravos’. Aiaiai…
Of course CILO’s special Sangria may be exactly what your palate is yearning for, but there is also a special wine menu available, which offers a terrific choice of unusual wines from the United States, Italy and South Africa to accompany your tapas. The wines are glowingly described so choosing will be easy for you.
The Wednesday Night Tapas Menu is set on its heels by CILO’s Thursday Happy Hour: expect some really good lounging and the same wines available as on the preceding evening. The week is almost done – isn’t it high time to start celebrating life on Thursdays?
