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 Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.”
- W.C. Fields
Buenos Aires – Over the past few months I’ve been hearing about “an African restaurant” that opened up over by Parque Centenario in Villa Crespo. No one seemed overly [...]

 There must be courage; there must be no awe. There must be criticism, for humor, to my mind, is encapsulated in criticism. There must be a disciplined eye and a wild mind.”
- Dorothy Parker, author (born in 1893)
Buenos Aires – It’s not that 1893 wasn’t an interesting year, plenty of stuff did happen. The Cherry [...]

 Because not much was written about the origin of phở until recently, its beginnings are a bit murky and mostly culled from oral histories. Still, the consensus among academics, diners and restaurateurs is that it originated about a century ago in northern Vietnam. It was originally sold by venders from large boxes, until the first [...]

 Similar to a small mango in appearance, lucuma is green-skinned when young, ripening to a warm red. Round or oval in shape, the fruit has golden flesh and a distinct, fragrant flavour, said to be similar to that of maple syrup.”
- from 1001 Foods You Must Try Before You Die
Buenos Aires – The walls were [...]

 It isn’t what they say about you, it’s what they whisper.”
- Errol Flynn, actor
Buenos Aires – Joining our various centenarians for their birthday celebrations, this last weekend saw our tribute to Errol Flynn, Hollywood’s original sex symbol. Born in Tasmania, and living out a good part of his adult life in Hollywood and Port Antonio, [...]

 Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend.”
- Helen Keller
Buenos Aires – There is a Constantín pizzeria in Pile, Italy, another in Menaggio on Lake Como, and a third in Brasov, Romania. There are likely others, and there’s certainly now one here [...]

 I believe you eat with your eyes. It’s really heavy on presentation.”
- Tom Welton, campus dining director
Buenos Aires – As always, I’m constantly reading about food and its presentation, as well as watching shows. Recently I started working my way through downloaded series of Masterchef shows – in particular the Masterchef Professionals and now the [...]

 Anybody can sell steak. But if you can sell odds and ends of one thing or another, then you’re doing something.”
- Frank Bellissimo, Owner of Anchor Bar, where Buffalo Wings were ‘invented’
Buenos Aires – We all know from posts here and elsewhere that locals aren’t fond of spicy food, for the most part. So combining [...]