Buenos Aires – First, a side note, the purchase of our new apartment went off without a hitch! A little different than purchasing an apartment in New York, not too much – the only real difference other than somewhat different paperwork is that instead of issuing certified checks for everything, the finance company hands out… Read More Salon del Vino – Part II
Buenos Aires – The new edition (2006) of Viñas, Bodegas & Vinos de América del Sur was officially released last night. I know you’ve been waiting to hear that. After I’ve had a chance to spend some time reading through it, I’ll write-up a bit of a commentary. What made it important last night was… Read More Salon del Vino – Part I
Buenos Aires – Once again pointing up that plays on words don’t work cross-language was my attempt at a joke about there not being any virgins at the Copacabana. I didn’t say it aloud, as heading to the Bolivian community’s Festival of the Virgin of Copacabana, in Barrio Flores, had the air of something serious… Read More At the Copa, Copacabana…
Buenos Aires – We’re coming down to the wire on buying our new apartment, so things have been a little hectic. Meetings and phone calls with the real estate agent, the escribano (notary/title preparer), working out transfering funds halfway across the world (you’d think in the day and age of the internet and easy global… Read More There’s a Pea under my Mattress
Buenos Aires – Shared a bottle of wine and a bite to eat with Andres Rosberg, the new president of the sommelier association here in Argentina. Future projects in the offing. We dropped by a small wine shop he knows that offers the opportunity to taste wine by the glass or bottle, accompanied by casual… Read More A Bit o’ Bubbly
Buenos Aires – Celery is one of those much maligned vegetables. You know the type – okra, avocados, lima beans. You wouldn’t think it would fall into that category, but stop and think about it – other than that ubiquitous staple of the buffet, the “celery stick,” or maybe mixed into a salad, when was… Read More Baking Celery
Buenos Aires – I’d like to wax poetic over the first arrival of fresh green peas in my local market. My poetic talents, even if I’ve had a glass or two of wine, run towards Mary had a little lamb or limericks about gefilte fish. I’d wax prosaic, which is more in line with my… Read More Ode to Spring Peas
Buenos Aires – Picked up some beautiful oyster mushrooms in chinatown the other day. Decided to just do a search for an interesting recipe on the internet and found a great site with all sorts of mushroom recipes. What caught my eye was a recipe for Mock Abalone. I had all the ingredients except one… Read More Mock Abalone?