http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:16:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1#comment-194992 Vicki Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:15:07 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world#comment-194992 Thanks for this review Dan. We enjoyed everything we ate at Cabernet but the appetizers were king: especially the baby calamari. It's really hard to get squid perfectly tender on the grill: this was perfection on a plate. Thanks for this review Dan. We enjoyed everything we ate at Cabernet but the appetizers were king: especially the baby calamari. It’s really hard to get squid perfectly tender on the grill: this was perfection on a plate.

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1#comment-191185 dan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:02:17 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world#comment-191185 Looking back at this place, now, four years later, I've been back once, about a year after the first visit - and much similar experience, and similar prices - high, but not outrageous - at that time, four years ago, while I couldn't tell you exactly anymore, my recollection is that appetizers ran in the high teens and main courses in the high 20s. Walked by the place last night, it was packed to the gills, inside and out. Stopped to look at the menu - appetizers now running high 30s, main courses high 60s, essentially 2½ times the prices of four years ago. Now, the inflation rate is about typical of many things here in the city, but, given the slightly higher prices at the start, this has now moved into pretty stiff pricing - a three course meal for two, with a bottle of decent wine, looks like it would run close to AR$150 a person - there are certainly more expensive places in town some more creative, some less, and, obviously, Cabernet was full - not every place we passed was. Looking back at this place, now, four years later, I’ve been back once, about a year after the first visit – and much similar experience, and similar prices – high, but not outrageous – at that time, four years ago, while I couldn’t tell you exactly anymore, my recollection is that appetizers ran in the high teens and main courses in the high 20s. Walked by the place last night, it was packed to the gills, inside and out. Stopped to look at the menu – appetizers now running high 30s, main courses high 60s, essentially 2½ times the prices of four years ago. Now, the inflation rate is about typical of many things here in the city, but, given the slightly higher prices at the start, this has now moved into pretty stiff pricing – a three course meal for two, with a bottle of decent wine, looks like it would run close to AR$150 a person – there are certainly more expensive places in town some more creative, some less, and, obviously, Cabernet was full – not every place we passed was.

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1#comment-9708 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Crawling Around Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:56:19 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050819/cabernet-the-end-of-the-world#comment-9708 [...] Continuing on a bit of a Palermo crawl - I’m not sure if I’m in Hollywood, SoHo, Freud, Brooklyn, or whatever other current designation the block might be, and a nice table out in the garden at Cabernet. Really, you have to have a bite of these sauteed shrimp in a honey sesame sauce, they really are pretty spectacular. [...] [...] Continuing on a bit of a Palermo crawl – I’m not sure if I’m in Hollywood, SoHo, Freud, Brooklyn, or whatever other current designation the block might be, and a nice table out in the garden at Cabernet. Really, you have to have a bite of these sauteed shrimp in a honey sesame sauce, they really are pretty spectacular. [...]

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