SaltShaker

 I had fallen victim to what is called, by its detractors, food porn … the shows made now are full of exacting, intimate, amplified and exaggerated beauties. It’s not erotic, I can confirm – that’s not why it’s called food porn. It’s just unreal. You will never meet a Playmate of the Month; you will [...]

Just a quick note. Yes, I know that there are numerous spots on the blog that have strange… “wonky” looking strings of characters. Apparently, in the latest upgrade of WordPress, there was some coding that didn’t recognize accented characters unless they were done using “spelled out” HTML coding – i.e., if you want a an [...]

 Time is the measure of business.”
Francis Bacon, Sr., English Philosopher and Lawyer
Buenos Aires – You know that moment when something in the back of your mind says, “this is a mistake…”. Not quite loud enough to be a shout and frighten you into a flight response, but just enough to set things on edge. That [...]

 …a splendid artichoke of anecdotes, in which not merely the heart and leaves but the thistles as well are edible.”
- John Leonard, Australian Poet
Buenos Aires – On August 24th, 1853, chef George Crum, of the Moon Lake Lodge Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York invented the Saratoga Chip, the very first potato chip. He did [...]

 Architectural detail fell away initially as part of changing style preferences. Once Art Deco morphed into Art Moderne (progressively more streamlined and simpler detail), we moved into the hegemony of Modernism (Corbu, Mies, et al). Structure was king and detail was derided as old fashioned. So, as construction required less and less artisan skills for [...]

 But a little milk, butter and cheese are acceptable because no harm is done in obtaining them.”
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Indian Spiritual Leader
Buenos Aires – Yesterday was all about cheese. In fact, it started a week or so ago, on a re-visit to Chère Sophie with our friend Rick, and after lunch meeting Didier, [...]

 Guadalajara is Mexico’s 2nd-largest city, and has a reputation as the most “Mexican” spot in Mexico. It is Guadalajara that brought the world Mariachi music, tequilla, the Mexican Hat Dance, and the sombrero hat.
- travel agency website”
Buenos Aires – Given Guadalajara’s reputation as a vibrant, bustling city, the heart of Mexican culture and the arts, [...]

 Nurse Fearing (uncovers dinner): “Lentil delight, dandelion salad, goat’s cheese.”
James Bond (opening his secret cache): “Beluga caviar, quail’s eggs, vodka, foie gras.”
- from Never Say Never Again
Buenos Aires – Over the last few days I’ve had the opportunity to taste some interesting wines, pulled out of one cellar or another. Just a quick round-up of [...]