http://www.saltshaker.net/20061010/first-rank Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:16:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saltshaker.net/20061010/first-rank/comment-page-1#comment-194381 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » The Supremes – Track 6 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:07:47 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20061010/first-rank#comment-194381 [...] Though technically, the far end of Pueyrredón is at Av. Alcorta, around the 2600 mark, that last block between Alcorta and Libertador is little more than traffic islands. The Fine Arts Museum is off to one side, but not on this avenue, so I leave it aside. The first building one truly encounters is at 2501, the Buenos Aires Design Center, a shopping mall for all things home related, be they furniture, door locks, bathroom fixtures, or artwork for the walls. Also home to several restaurants that include Hard Rock Cafe, a branch of Tucson, Go Sushi and Primafila. [...] [...] Though technically, the far end of Pueyrredón is at Av. Alcorta, around the 2600 mark, that last block between Alcorta and Libertador is little more than traffic islands. The Fine Arts Museum is off to one side, but not on this avenue, so I leave it aside. The first building one truly encounters is at 2501, the Buenos Aires Design Center, a shopping mall for all things home related, be they furniture, door locks, bathroom fixtures, or artwork for the walls. Also home to several restaurants that include Hard Rock Cafe, a branch of Tucson, Go Sushi and Primafila. [...]

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20061010/first-rank/comment-page-1#comment-7958 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Sweet Tooth Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:35:11 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20061010/first-rank#comment-7958 [...] Now, let me start with the one dish I did kind of like. You might remember my discussion of one of my favorite cheeses, burrata. Here, the burrata was served in a nice ball, cut open to reveal its oozing interior, and accompanied by a small sort of vegetable cake and a roasted half tomato. It was good, well, the cheese and tomato were - the vegetable thingie was like sweet carrot cake. One of our dining companions assured us that the morcilla sausage, several large cylinders set in the midst of some greens was good, though accompanied by a sauce which she seemed to ignore. The “thai salad”, while packed with interesting greens and shrimp, and beautifully presented, was doused in what may as well have been dulce de leche. Our waiter explained to us that “thai food is all covered in caramel, that’s the style”. Umm, no… it’s not. Yes, there’s some sugar used in it, often caramelized, but it needs the fish sauce (of which little was present) and the spicy chilies (of which none were present) to balance it. [...] [...] Now, let me start with the one dish I did kind of like. You might remember my discussion of one of my favorite cheeses, burrata. Here, the burrata was served in a nice ball, cut open to reveal its oozing interior, and accompanied by a small sort of vegetable cake and a roasted half tomato. It was good, well, the cheese and tomato were – the vegetable thingie was like sweet carrot cake. One of our dining companions assured us that the morcilla sausage, several large cylinders set in the midst of some greens was good, though accompanied by a sauce which she seemed to ignore. The “thai salad”, while packed with interesting greens and shrimp, and beautifully presented, was doused in what may as well have been dulce de leche. Our waiter explained to us that “thai food is all covered in caramel, that’s the style”. Umm, no… it’s not. Yes, there’s some sugar used in it, often caramelized, but it needs the fish sauce (of which little was present) and the spicy chilies (of which none were present) to balance it. [...]

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