“I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don’t know. You can make up anything on the radio.” – Phil Rizzuto, baseball player, sports announcer Buenos Aires – Harkening back to the posts from last week covering my trip in Mendoza, I mentioned a couple of times David… Read More On the Radio
“We all have hometown appetites. Every other person is a bundle of longing for the simplicities of good taste once enjoyed on the farm or in the hometown [he or she] left behind.” – Clementine Paddleford, food writer, journalist Buenos Aires – One of the pluses of a private dinner at Casa SaltShaker is that… Read More Spring Simplicity
“The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Provinces of Central America, was a short-lived state in Central America, which consisted of the territories of the former Captaincy General of Guatemala. An experiment in republican democracy, it existed from July 1823 to 1840. It was intended to be a federal republic modeled… Read More In the Middle
“There may be some perfectly nice people who use the word ‘brunch’ but I prefer not to know them.” – Heywood Brown, author Perdriel, Argentina – Up bright and early after, once again, only a few hours sleep – but managed to get down to the hotel’s cafe and make my way through a cup… Read More Three for Brunch?
“When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant.” Confucius, philosopher Maipú, Argentina – Returning to the hotel at a reasonable hour around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. from our steady tasting and lunching, John and I decided to venture out for a stroll around Plaza Independencía, the central… Read More A Foursome Before Dinner
“I go by the theory of reciprocity – if we are accommodating to our customers, they will give us something back in return.” – Michael Egan, CEO Luján de Cuyo, Argentina – I’m going to try to shorten up these posts a little – I’d like to get back onto food and catch up to… Read More Lunch-in Three
“The Argentine industry was focused exclusively on the internal market and when I arrived to the country it only exported bulk wine. In the 90’s, everything changed. Argentina had to modify its wine-making style in order to grow exports, because what they were making for the local market was not what the rest of the… Read More Five in the Foothills
“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.” – H.L. Mencken, writer Mendoza, Argentina – It seemed to be the question on everyone’s lips, along with a voiced answer from many. “What do Americans think of Argentine wines?” The U.S. market has become so important to the Argentine wine world that it… Read More Followed by a Mendoza Quartet