SaltShaker

 Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s start the fire and fricassee him. You start the kindling and I’ll get the coal. Uh, by the way, how many lumps do you want?”
- Bugs Bunny, Rabbit’s Kin, 1952
Buenos Aires – The evolution of a recipe is an important thing in the world of cooking. It’s a [...]

 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
- Leonardo da Vinci
Buenos Aires – As many of you know, I’ve been exploring the world of puertas cerradas venues. I’d heard some time ago about a catering company called Caracoles, or snails, that occasionally offered reservations only dinners. I got in touch with them, and it turned out that they [...]

 I do not tire in asserting that we in this region possess an authentic Caribbean civilization of a unique, distinct and distinctive type. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a component of this noble civilization. The obligation is placed upon us, individually and collectively, to further ennoble this civilization in all its dimensions. In this [...]

 I have made only one note of this vintage in the last decade, those notes made of wines either side of 80 years of age are still relevant as some of these wines are remarkable survivors.”
- Michael Broadbent on the 1906 Bordeaux vintage
Buenos Aires – In 1994 wine auctions became legal in New York state. [...]

 roots
down to earth
with one’s identity”
- John Tiong Chunghoo, Malaysian poet
Buenos Aires – One of the interesting things about exploring communities is how they’ve changed over time. It’s easy to forget, or simply not to know, when you’re wandering through a neighborhood like Barrio Chino that it hasn’t always been predominately Chinese. In fact, the first [...]

“Uruguay has a divine right to play. Uruguay is Uruguay.”
- Alvaro Recoba, Uruguayan soccer star
Buenos Aires – At long last, given how long ago my whirlwind five-day trip of Uruguayan wineries was, the first article about the trip appeared today. It is published in Wine Business, for the moment as an online “daily news” feature [...]

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life by changing his attitude of mind.”
- William James, Philosopher and Psychologist
Buenos Aires – “They” have been trying to change what dinner is all about. It’s a mixed bag of they in this case – it truly started a few years [...]

“Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, tell him the truth.”
- Proverb
Buenos Aires – Amongst my many back-of-mind things to explore here is the world of puertas cerradas – the closed doors. Mostly, though not only, restaurants, and especially having gotten involved in this underground movement via Casa SaltShaker, I’m fascinated by [...]