Well, there will be no more cooking classes in La Lejona. Last Friday morning was the last serving at our little restaurant down the street in La Lejona.
After an altercation with someone on the 'Improvements to La Lejona' committee, the person who had issues with Pedro (the husband of the restaurant duo) made a complaint to the authorities. This resulted in an inspection, and - as the home owner didn't want to go through the steps to commercialize the building - the restaurant needed to close.
So we were told after our little group (only 6 were present last Friday) met that they were closing that day.
We're all terribly sad about it. It wasn't exactly Mexican (the wife/cook was from Columbia) but the food was sooo tasty!
We made arrangements to meet at another location nearby this coming Friday - Bove, located in a commercial strip mall nearby - which won't be as wonderful (and reasonably priced) as Tannat, but will suffice until we find another place to gather. And it may turn out to be fine. There's a new restaurant in the strip mall location - Carlos' Beans - that may be open for breakfast once they finally finish work on the location. The problem is that breakfast - in Mexico - is not at 9:00 or 9:30, but closer to eleven or twelve. So choices are limited since we are all expats who still want breakfast earlier!
Unfortunately, this arrangement was made - tastelessly - in the presence of the owner and his wife - but, oh, well. It couldn't be helped. Farewell, Tannat, it was great while it lasted. Best wishes in your future endeavors.
