http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:35:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt#comment-125 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Musings and Apologies Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:18:29 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt#comment-125 [...] The Great Ice Cream Hunt continues. I can see this is going to be a process of visits and revisits, it may even require a group tasting one day to compare. I’d already upped the ante from very good to excellent with a visit to La Comarca. We’ve now moved a shade further into the excellent category. Un Altra Volta, Santa Fe 1826, just off the corner of Callao (and three other listed locations, this one is apparently new), has me captivated for the moment. I like it’s gleaming white and chrome layout, somehow or other they’ve managed to take a look that should appear like a hospital sanitization chamber of some sort and make it seem both futuristic and inviting. [...] [...] The Great Ice Cream Hunt continues. I can see this is going to be a process of visits and revisits, it may even require a group tasting one day to compare. I’d already upped the ante from very good to excellent with a visit to La Comarca. We’ve now moved a shade further into the excellent category. Un Altra Volta, Santa Fe 1826, just off the corner of Callao (and three other listed locations, this one is apparently new), has me captivated for the moment. I like it’s gleaming white and chrome layout, somehow or other they’ve managed to take a look that should appear like a hospital sanitization chamber of some sort and make it seem both futuristic and inviting. [...]

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt#comment-59 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Food, Glorious Food Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:45:56 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt#comment-59 [...] La Comarca, Juramento 2492, just off the opposite corner. Attached to a small restaurant called Bavaria, that advertises a specialty in the cooking of Eastern Europe (no menu was posted, so I can’t tell you what they have), is this small ice cream shop. And we’ve moved up a step from very good to excellent in the great ice cream hunt here in Buenos Aires. The chocolate amargo was spectacularly good, and they have a nice selection of other flavors, including a couple of specialties that I sampled, my favorite being amore - a blend of dulce de leche ice cream with caramelized almonds and grated dark chocolate. [...] [...] La Comarca, Juramento 2492, just off the opposite corner. Attached to a small restaurant called Bavaria, that advertises a specialty in the cooking of Eastern Europe (no menu was posted, so I can’t tell you what they have), is this small ice cream shop. And we’ve moved up a step from very good to excellent in the great ice cream hunt here in Buenos Aires. The chocolate amargo was spectacularly good, and they have a nice selection of other flavors, including a couple of specialties that I sampled, my favorite being amore - a blend of dulce de leche ice cream with caramelized almonds and grated dark chocolate. [...]

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt#comment-53 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Peruvian Inspiration Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:02:12 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20051022/the-great-ice-cream-hunt#comment-53 [...] The place is very sleek and modern looking, all done up in various hues within the white to beige range. There’s an open kitchen, a small patio, and a rooftop terrace for dining. The restaurant also offers a well stocked bar and a decent wine list. We were immediately presented with menus and a basket of traditional Peruvian breads, plus offered water and/or drinks without the usual wait for our full order. Major brownie points. We ordered a round of chicha morada, a traditional Peruvian soft drink made from purple corn. Instead of the usual extract, water and ice, Zadvarie very smartly turns this into a blended drink quite similar to a liquado. [...] [...] The place is very sleek and modern looking, all done up in various hues within the white to beige range. There’s an open kitchen, a small patio, and a rooftop terrace for dining. The restaurant also offers a well stocked bar and a decent wine list. We were immediately presented with menus and a basket of traditional Peruvian breads, plus offered water and/or drinks without the usual wait for our full order. Major brownie points. We ordered a round of chicha morada, a traditional Peruvian soft drink made from purple corn. Instead of the usual extract, water and ice, Zadvarie very smartly turns this into a blended drink quite similar to a liquado. [...]

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