Boutique del Campo

So it's been a while since the last post. Most of my time has been spent building up a new store with my wife called the Boutique del Campo. Have a look here at our facebook page. We hope to soon have the full website (at least the alpha version) up and running. The Boutique del Campo combines natural foods, gourmet products, fresh produce, juices and more. It has been quite the experience putting it all together. We started focusing mostly on fresh produce due to some good contacts and opportunities at the time. This was back in November of last year. Since then the concept has grown and evolved and we are now putting more emphasis on the gourmet and prepared foods. I plan to launch a seperate blog soon that will delve more into the products and store. Stay tuned.

The Junk Food Alternative

Along one of the main arteries in Santiago Leonardo opened a shop about three years ago. He owned the building so its overhead was low. So he took aim at what he thought was a problem in Chile: too much junk food.

Soy mayonnaise, peanuts with salt, with garlic, hot pepper, even healthy dog food for the family pet. Everyday you can find him manning his post, watching the street, speaking to the occasional visitor, trying to bring a bit more health to the Chilean diet.