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Buenos Aires - These give me the willies, creep me out, make my spine shiver. I have no doubt that it’s either a case of some odd local tree (ubquitious along Av. Libertador) that happens to have red sap, or it’s some kind of lubricant used on the power saws to make chopping them down […]

Buenos Aires - Yesterday was the first Peruvian dance competition to be held in the city of Buenos Aires, and, of course, we went. Henry was supposed to be part of the opening demonstration - not competing, as this particular event was a combination of a children’s event and a teen’s event. Unfortunately, he didn’t […]

Buenos Aires - There’s a myth floating around out there that this city is unfriendly towards vegetarians. Maybe even to just those who LIKE vegetables. (In fact, on a recent local forum during a discussion of vegetarian restaurants I was referred to as “somehow a veggy fan, though not fundamentalist on it.” Somehow? Makes it […]

Buenos Aires - Mexican food is not a big thing in Argentina. In fact, it lays claim to the foundation of a much used ethnic slur here. Serve something with a bit too much spice to many an Argentine and the response is, “What do I look like, a Mexican?” I’ve hear it more times […]

Buenos Aires - A couple of weeks ago I posted about our dinner celebrating the opening of the Paliio. The pasta dish, a classic of Sienese cooking, was pici all’aglione, a very simple preparation in the final analysis - the pasta simply tossed with freshly sauteed breadcrumbs, garlic, hot peppers, and parsley. I had mentioned […]

Buenos Aires - Many moons ago, I had a catering company. My friend Lee, whom I met in cooking school, and I, had this idea for a sort of deli and catering company (oh, and, Happy Birthday Lee! It’s his 50-something’th birthday today). We incorporated - Somewhere Else Catering Inc. - in fact, technically, I […]

Buenos Aires - …or tangerines as we would probably call them, and they’re beauties. It wouldn’t have seemed to me to be the season for them, but suddenly they’re appearing at fruit and vegetable stands all over the city. My local favorite spot had a couple of 6′ stacks of crates of them, and they […]

Buenos Aires - It shouldn’t be any surprise that classics, especially in the culinary world, are often among the best food experiences. You can get as excited as you want about foams, gels, and airs cooked up in a laboratory. They’re all well and good, but ethereal as many of them may be, there are […]