From the monthly archives:

May 2007

The Food’s the Thing

2007.May.06 Sunday

 Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.” – Robert Motherwell, Painter, Printmaker Buenos Aires – Martín Baquero’s cooking is simply impressive. That’s it. I should stop now and just post the pictures. Maybe with the names of the dishes. Of course I won’t, I can’t stop myself from [...]

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Taking Tea

2007.May.05 Saturday

 Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.” – Sir Philip Sidney, 16th Century British poet, critic, and statesman Buenos Aires – Apparently, for some out there, SaltShaker has become a part of the morning ritual. Mine as well, [...]

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My Ship Has Come In…?

2007.May.02 Wednesday

By sheer coincidence, it’s been a year since I made my long post on the spam I received over the preceding month. I’ve taken to ignoring 99.9999% of it, as is necessary these days. But now and again, one comes by that catches my eye for one reason or another. This morning, the following actually [...]

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Midnight in the Jardí­n of Good Eating

2007.May.01 Tuesday

 I’ve only been here three days and there’s a shooting. I know you’re my agent, but this place is fantastic. It’s like Gone With the Wind on mescaline. Listen to me, they walk imaginary pets here, Garland. On a fucking leash. And they’re all heavily armed and drunk. New York is boring!” – John Kelso, [...]

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