La Bombanero

We're just back from tagging along on the Kumar family vacation to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 85 degree weather + trade wind combo was a nice break from March in Boston, though returning to a snowstorm was a bit of a shock.

The average weight gain for the group in this week was 4 lbs/person. Aside from all the tasty lard-fried snacks, here's another clue as to how this happened: La Bombanero, a breakfast spot in old San Juan, a window full of pastries -


- and a favorite menu item: the mallorca sandwich - a sweet roll with cheese and ham or bacon, grilled in a press with butter and covered in a cloud of powdered sugar:

Yum!