Meeting Evelyn's family, eating at Alertos, and shopping at Blackmarket Bakery - July 26, 2014

Evelyn participated in the 2012 - 2013 Heidelberg Program.  Upon her return to Malibu, she completed my introductory statistics course in the Fall 2013 semester.  This past summer she participated in the Shanghai Program with Dr. Denise Ferguson as the visiting professor.

On July 26, Dr. Ferguson and I visited Evelyn and her family at their home in Orange County.  Here is a picture of Evelyn's beautiful family.

From her home, her mother drove us to their Alertos Mexican restaurant in Lake Forest.  

There are five locations for Alertos, as shown below. 

Here are some pictures of the fresh, delicious food we enjoyed. 

The next time I am in Orange County, I will head to the nearest Alertos.  The food is soooo good!

After our meal at Alertos, we went to Costa Mesa to shop at Evelyn's favorite bakery, which is the Blackmarket Bakery.  

I picked up four Black Widow Tarts and a loaf of nuts and fruits sourdough bread.  I also saw this funny card, which I emailed to my friend, who at one point had three cats.  

After our trip to the bakery, we went back to Evelyn's home for tea and pastries. Finally, her parents sent us home with a cooler and two boxes of yummy food.  I was truly moved by their kindness, generosity, and thoughtfulness.

Evelyn is a chef and a serious baker.  For example, she bakes chocolate chip cookies by feel and sight rather than by following a recipe like me.  From Evelyn's baking experience in Heidelberg, I have learned that I need to bring a bottle of vanilla extract.  I have already bought a Costco bottle of it. Maybe I will bring two Costco bottles of it.