http://www.saltshaker.net/20060913/not-just-by-the-numbers Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:53:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060913/not-just-by-the-numbers#comment-3086 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » The Cook’s Vibe Sat, 07 Oct 2006 14:22:23 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060913/not-just-by-the-numbers#comment-3086 [...] Buenos Aires - Perhaps I should have taken it as a sign when we were turned away the first time we visited this restaurant. Especially given the reasoning of the wave-off, that the chef just didn’t feel like coming in on Tuesdays. This time, I called first, and the chef had indeed shown up, but it should have given me an uneasy feeling that the chef (and owner) had such a cavalier attitude. Still, on entering La Reina Kunti, Humahuaca 3461, 4863-3071, in the Abasto neighborhood, I really wanted to like the place. It reminded me (as did the chef) of working at The Kitchen Club in New York with Marja Sampson - mismatched tables, trinkets and random art scattered about. La Reina Kunti is in some ways a puertas cerradas, like our own Casa S, though they’ve gone the extra step of expanding the kitchen to a commercially equipped one. Still, the dining room is the house’s living room (there’s also a smaller room at the back, clearly a former bedroom). There’s no exterior sign, it’s just a rundown building on a quiet neighborhood street. [...] [...] Buenos Aires - Perhaps I should have taken it as a sign when we were turned away the first time we visited this restaurant. Especially given the reasoning of the wave-off, that the chef just didn’t feel like coming in on Tuesdays. This time, I called first, and the chef had indeed shown up, but it should have given me an uneasy feeling that the chef (and owner) had such a cavalier attitude. Still, on entering La Reina Kunti, Humahuaca 3461, 4863-3071, in the Abasto neighborhood, I really wanted to like the place. It reminded me (as did the chef) of working at The Kitchen Club in New York with Marja Sampson - mismatched tables, trinkets and random art scattered about. La Reina Kunti is in some ways a puertas cerradas, like our own Casa S, though they’ve gone the extra step of expanding the kitchen to a commercially equipped one. Still, the dining room is the house’s living room (there’s also a smaller room at the back, clearly a former bedroom). There’s no exterior sign, it’s just a rundown building on a quiet neighborhood street. [...]

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