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Thursday 11 July 2024

Experience the modern twist of tradition at L’Avenue Belgian Bistro Aruba!

scene; being the only Bel-
gian-owned, Belgian restau-
rant on the island. This win-
ning hand is not obtained
by many, and L’Avenue’s
delicious menu and wide
selection of Belgian beer,
and European and New
World wine emphasizes the
bistro’s unique vision to bring
Europe into the palm of your
hands!

Once part of the famous
Taste of Belgium restaurant,
L’Avenue offers a new point As if that wasn’t enough, en-
of view and brings a fresh life joy your meal under warm,
to what was once beloved starry lights accompanied
by both locals and tour- by live music performances
ists. Crafted by Chef Juan every day, seated either in
Ludeña and his team, enjoy a relaxing and cool interior
a superb variety of classic area of the restaurant, or
Belgian and French dishes outside against a backdrop
served with a touch of inno- of the bright, colorful lights
vation for lunch and dinner, of the Palm Beach strip!
including stews, steak-house
quality meat and their fa- More information
mous Moules-frites, served L’Avenue is situated at The
(Oranjestad)—Nuzzled up in a cozy nook of with a variety of delicious Cove Mall in Palm Beach
The Cove Mall in the sun-kissed paradise of and rich broth. and is open every day from
Palm Beach, L’Avenue takes you on a jour- 11am to 10pm for lunch and
ney to experience the true flavors of Belgium. dinner. To book a reserva-
Offering a selection of traditional Belgian and tion or ask for more informa-
French cuisine, this bistro brings the old into tion, please contact their
the new against a backdrop of laid-back phone line at +297 6996400,
luxury. send an e-mail info@lave-
nuearuba.com, or visit their
The new kid on the block, L’Avenue currently website at lavenuearuba.
holds a unique position in the island’s culinary com

Planning on snorkeling? Get to know our Candelchi!

(Oranjestad)—If you’re ever plan- Do you know your fish? The Depart- Under candelchi, we in Aruba are sometimes caught and seen
ning on snorkeling during your ment of Department of Agriculture, generally refer to all the different occasionally. They can be distin-
vacation on Aruba, you may spot Livestock, and Fisheries, known as species of squirrelfish. They all look guished by different marks such as
fish that you can’t recognize. One Santa Rosa, offers this informative alike and it's really difficult to distin- color on the dorsal spine or marks
of these may be the “Candelchi” article that illustrate some fish and guish between them. on the body.
(Squirrelfish), a common, yet shy their names in Papiamento.
fish that swims all year long in the The squirrelfish family is distinguished In Aruba:
waters of Aruba. Candelchi, Squirrelfish, Holocen- by the following characteristics. Candelchi are found on reefs or
trus adscensionis: They are heart-shaped with pink areas with structure in the water
Let's talk about the names of fish. Candelchi actually refers to the or red hues and often show heart- where they can hide. Although
entire squirrelfish family or, as some shaped streaks between the scales they prefer to hunt for food at
say, when we say candelchi, we along the body. They have hard night, they are also active dur-
mean several different species but fins and are always armed. Over at ing the day. They are edible and
without distinguishing them by spe- our sister island Curaçao, they are delicious when prepared dry and
cies. In this picture, we are show- called "bari di clabo" (nail barrel) crispy with lime. It is particularly
ing the most common one in our for that reason. challenging to scale the fish, which
waters, which is called squirrelfish is why it is not one of the favorites
in English or scientifically known as In our waters, there are 7 to 8 among fishermen. They often live in
Holocentrus adscensionis. types or species present and they groups.q