https://www.saltshaker.net/20060213/modern-art-take-3 Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:47:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060213/modern-art-take-3#comment-199702 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:47:56 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060213/modern-art-take-3#comment-199702 […] friend of a friend, Hernán Dompé has a sculpture exhibit currently showing at the Centro Cultural Recoleta. A series of highly stylized “warriors”, each intricately detailed and fascinating. […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060213/modern-art-take-3#comment-227 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:56:41 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060213/modern-art-take-3#comment-227 […] Henry and I spent the day out introducing Bill to some of the sights of Buenos Aires – we launched into things locally with a tour of the Cementerio de Recoleta, with the appropriate visits to the mausolea of Evita and of Domingo Sarmiento, plus a bit of a wander. Henry’s never comfortable in the cemetery, so we didn’t stay long. From there we continued on to the Centro Cultural de Recoleta, which, unfortunately, has begun a massive renovation project, and virtually all the galleries were closed to the public. That left us meandering the walkways through the artisans’ stalls in the Fería de Recoleta, and by then, of course, hungry. Henry, as per usual, loves to show off Peruvian food, and wanted to return to Zadvarie, where we’d had a delightful lunch a few months ago. We did once again, this time seated on the rooftop terrace enjoying the beautiful weather. […]

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