Crossing gastronomical borders. . .

While we serve seven different breakfasts here at the hotel for guests (so they are not eating the same thing every day), we like to mix it up for ourselves when we eat after the guests have left.

Most of the time, it is, naturally, a Costa Rican-inspired dish, that Patricia, Darling or Seidy concoct. They will even being in some special cheeses or meats (depending on the time of year) for us to have.

Occasionally, we go for something outside the norm for the folks. Recently, Lucy had asked Patricia what she would like for breakfast.

It took a few minutes as Patricia described what Lucy had made a few times before, but not recently, before the picture became clear: Loco Moco.

That is what the folks were craving and that was what was on the menu.

For the two of the three loyal readers that are not familiar with Loco Moco, it is a truly delectable dish of rice, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg and smothered with brown gravy. The "Eidson" twist, is that is also topped with melted cheese (which I have learned from many others is a heinous crime in the Islands, but very tasty) though that is what we do here.