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“We’re a little more sophisticated. It’s just different. We have stuff like clam goo on the menu.”
- Frank Slutsky, Restaurateur, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Buenos Aires - I’m becoming convinced that there’s some sort of tenuous thread that floats through the ether and connects various chefs in different ways. We’ve all seen it happen for no apparent reason […]

“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”
- Oscar Wilde
Buenos Aires - I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I’m not fond of drag shows. You’d think that would be enough reason for them to revoke my gay membership card (and yes, we do have membership cards, and a […]

“But the region which we first particularly inspected was that of Heraclided Falsus (No. 7), in which we found several new specimens of animals, all of which were horned and of a white or grey color, and the remains of three ancient triangular temples which had long been in ruins. We thence traversed the country […]

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?”
- Winnie the Pooh
Buenos Aires - Some places are clearly setup for the business lunch crowd. Location, location, location to start. Simple, but interesting food, quick service, and a decent selection of wines […]

“There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night, and if you go, no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone.”
- Jerry Garcia
Buenos Aires - As I mentioned in the last post, I was invited to a wine tasting last evening. The location was a new […]

“It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.”
- Gertrude Stein
Buenos Aires - Yesterday was a good day. The theme of the day turned out to be new projects, and the culmination of others. I had meetings with the editors […]

“Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it’s sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It’s got pips inside, too. Oh, and some people have a half a one for breakfast.”
- Douglas Adams, So Long and Thanks For All the Fish
A few years ago, grapefruit and Campari was all […]

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A trio of mini-reviews, as I don’t feel like I got a solid sense of any of these places, but am also unlikely to go back to any of them. So, I’ll just give some impressions and leave you to make […]