From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Food with ‘Tude

2008.Mar.31 Monday

 The… difference is that of attitude. But that difference determines who gets ideas and who does not. An apathetic or hostile attitude is the enemy of creative thought. Ideas, like people, flourish when they are welcomed and embraced.” – Barbara J. Winter, Teacher, Author Buenos Aires – I arrived about ten to fifteen minutes before [...]

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A Week of Protest

2008.Mar.29 Saturday

 There is no symbolism for the “disappeared”. They were taken away without a trace. That was part of the terror tactic: the permanent anguish it caused the family. It is described like living with a ghost; they are not dead, but they are not alive either. The idea that some day they might return (although [...]

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Alban Elfed

2008.Mar.26 Wednesday

 The egg standing myth was born with an article penned by Annalee Jacoby in the March 19, 1945 issue of Life magazine. Ms. Jacoby was on assignment in China at that time, when she witnessed a peculiar Chinese ritual. In China, the first day of spring is called Li Chun, and they reckon it to [...]

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Acid Heads

2008.Mar.24 Monday

 Those quotation marks around “cooked” have been driving me nuts for years. Virtually every mention of ceviche (seh-VEE-chay; I’ll use the Spanish spelling) by food writers is accompanied by a gratuitous statement to the effect that lime juice does to protein what heat does to protein, and therefore that the fish is essentially “cooked” by [...]

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2008.Mar.23 Sunday

 To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” – from Life of Pi Buenos Aires – I do seem to be falling behind on the dinner posts… hmm… well, I’ll try to get caught back up. Here we are a week after Pi Day, which, [...]

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Deep Thought?

2008.Mar.21 Friday

 We are all in deep thought, hurting, wanting to say something that will help us understand. Whatever we have to say probably pales in comparison to what those who have gone on would say to us.” – Eugene Habecker, President, Taylor University Buenos Aires – It’s not all food, wine, and architecture you know. There’s [...]

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Polish on the Olive

2008.Mar.20 Thursday

 A guy works all day, he don’t want to look at his plate and ask, “What the fuck is this?” He wants to look at his plate, see a steak, and say “I like steak!” – Ian Holm, as Pascal, in Big Night Buenos Aires – In my life, I have had two tasting menu [...]

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Playing Favorites

2008.Mar.19 Wednesday

 I was the main complainer about not having my favorite dishes, and then someone suggested that I open my own restaurant.” – Gary Edwards, Owner, Sister Sue’s, Asbury Park Buenos Aires – Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that while Casa S is getting busier and busier, especially with private events, that I spend [...]

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Palace Dining

2008.Mar.18 Tuesday

 The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland, Fashion magazine editor Buenos Aires – Regular readers might remember my recent negative encounter at the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt during the Masters of Food & Wine. I mentioned that I received apologies from [...]

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