“Whether barbecued, honey-glazed, or spicy, wings have become the rage of gridiron aficionados at the stadium, in bars or in front of the TV at home, with the demand so strong that it provides a seasonal boost to sales — and an annual boost for poultry farmers.” – Bob Burgdorfer, Reuters, Sports fans kick chicken… Read More More Flying Buffalo
Stop, shadow of my elusive beloved Image of enchantment that I most desire Beautiful illusion for whom I happily die Sweet fiction for whom I painfully live. – Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, nun, scholar, poet Buenos Aires – It takes a certain level of chutzpah to make the… Read More The Most Beloved Pizza?
Several people inquired about whether or not another class could be arranged with Thuy at A Little Saigon to learn how to make phở and a couple of other Vietnamese dishes. I left the matter in her hands with a promise to announce it when she scheduled something: This Sunday, July 19th, 1-4pm 100 pesos… Read More Quick Announcement
“A great step towards independence is a good humored stomach.” – Seneca, Roman philosopher Buenos Aires – Growing up, 4th of July was always one of my favorite holidays. It was the evening picnic in the park followed by a fireworks show at dusk. It was just something magical, and to this day I love… Read More Indy Day
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – Pericles, ancient Greek statesman Buenos Aires – It amazes me sometimes how close of attention people pay to details here and on our Casa S site. I made a couple of minor changes… Read More Feedback on the Feedback
“Siena Palio takes place each July 2nd and August 16th, the race is run around the Piazza del Campo, and is over in around 75 seconds with an impatient crowd of 33,000 people closeted in a square. Excitement charged in the air, the horse’s race around the arena, the jockey’s intent both on racing as… Read More What Happens in Siena… Doesn’t Stay in Siena
“At [San Martín] 336 there is a relic of the old city – although repeatedly refurbished during the 19th and 20th centuries, the simple and austere Museo Bartolomé Mitre was the home where Mitre lived, created La Nación, and died. The museum is interesting for Mitre-istas and historians – the most peculiar is the vast… Read More The Guy on the 2 Peso Note
“Graze on my lips, and if those hills are dry, Stray lower where the pleasant fountains lie.” – William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis Buenos Aires – While quite likely, pretty positively, Bill S wasn’t referring to the stomach, I shall. Just a quick roundup of some recent dishes, both here at home and out. Frango… Read More Recent Eats