“Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.” – Marcus Valerius Martial, poet Buenos Aires – Some of you may remember last year’s Masters of Food and Wine event, which, other than one negative… Read More Rare ≠ Quality
“Singapore’s other primal passion is eating, and it really is fairly difficult to find any food in Singapore about which to complain. About the closest you could come would be the observation that it’s all very traditional fare of one kind or another, but that hardly seems fair…. The food in Singapore, particularly the endless… Read More We Go Hawker
“Fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired that you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you… Read More More on the Burger Battle
“Argentine shrine, forty miles west of Buenos Aires. Its main object of devotion is a small doll-like statue of the Blessed Virgin; her head is surrounded by a golden aureole and is crowned with hundreds of diamonds and other precious stones. The Basilica of Our Lady of Luján is the most important pilgrimage center in… Read More Visiting Our Lady
“Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let’s stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.” – Anne Raver, author, specialist in gardening books Buenos Aires – It’s strange. I openly declare, nearly two years ago,… Read More Golden Ears
“We don’t care if these girls want to eat their men. That’s the Piranha Man’s problem. We just want the avocados.” – Ford Maddox, in Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle Buenos Aires – Can I just say that I find this video, the winner of the Avocado Video Bowl… mildly disturbing? (sorry, I can’t… Read More Haas Disturbance?
“This holy land, this semi-Eden, was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.” – Marvin Olasky, Journalism Professor Buenos Aires – Somewhere along the line after the big Shawarma Chronicles series, I forgot to… Read More Holy Holy Land!
“I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder.” – Adrian Belew, guitarist and singer Buenos Aires – Having fallen a bit behind in my various postings, I realized I hadn’t been keeping up on the last sessions of our Color Palate of Italy course. The first group finished up the ten session class this… Read More Classy Quartet