“No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.” – William Osler, Canadian physician Buenos Aires – We’ve all heard about foams, airs, and even sponges – food that’s been pumped full of nitrous oxide so that it creates “slithery, liquified blobs … that have been frothed up with… Read More Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble
“Learning is not compulsory … neither is survival.” – Henry Ward Beecher, 20th century U.S. management consultant Buenos Aires – The gasps were audible. To anyone. I’d just introduced myself to my classmates, and I’ve been working in the restaurant business longer than most of them have been alive. Not surprising on my side, I… Read More Back to School
History loves a paradox, and there can be none greater than a taste for spices being responsible for the exploration of our planet. Sovereigns pledged their prestige, and navigators risked their lives, not in the quest for gold or the thirst for power but to redirect the distribution of a few inessential and today almost… Read More Spice Story
“If you like Hungarian food, They have a goulash which is very good. Or if you wish a dish that’s Chinese, Somewhere down in Column B there’s lobster Cantonese. Enchiladas, that’s what people eat in Mexico. Shish kebab is skewered, in Armenia you know. Then there’s blubber, the favorite of the frigid Eskimo. Such delicious… Read More Goulash
No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.” Carrie P. Snow, Comedienne Buenos Aires – I went to the bakery this morning, and snagged myself a number tab as I got in line to pick up bread for this evening… Someone please wake me in time for the guests to arrive…
“We relish the opportunity of finding something new and different to eat wherever we go, whether it is part of an extended travel experience to a far destination or simply to a treasured friend’s table down the street. On The Road is our way of sharing the pleasure and adventure of food discovery through the… Read More Kindred Spirits
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.” – Bill Cosby, Comedian Buenos Aires – To me, it seemed a natural match – five official vowels, five courses to the meal – why is that a bizarre theme for a Casa Saltshaker dinner? I… Read More Would You Like to Buy a Vowel?
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