“Everyone’s a pacifist between wars. It’s like being a vegetarian between meals.” – Colman McCarthy, journalist, activist I was vegetarian once upon a time. It wasn’t for a long period. I was dating someone who was, wasn’t working in a restaurant at that moment, and it seemed to be a good move at the time.… Read More Passing Vegetarian
I’ve hesitated a few days about writing this up, mostly because I don’t want family and friends to be worried about living here in BA, nor people who don’t really know the city to take this as a sign of insecurity here in town. In the end though, it’s not something that couldn’t have happened… Read More Koreatown Caution
“The fields from Islington to Marybone, To Primrose Hill and Saint John’s Wood, Were builded over with pillars of gold; And there Jerusalem’s pillars stood.” – William Blake Over time, we’ve had quite a few visits from our local puertas cerradas compatriots, as well as visited their dining spots. We’ve had a few from the… Read More From Islington to Buenos Aires
A few more recent tasting notes: Santa Julia Extra Brut, Mendoza – Part of the Familia Zuccardi vineyards group – pale straw color, plenty of fine bubbles, this is an interesting sparkling blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Viognier. Strong on the citrus notes, particularly orange, though a bit of lime and lemon creeping in,… Read More What are we Drinking?
“We’ve traveled almost the full length of the island and can report that every corner of it is wet, every river overflows its banks, every rain barrel is filled to the brim, every wall washed clean of writing no one knows how to read anyway.” – from In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia… Read More DR on the DL
A lot of folk have clearly been concerned about friends and relatives in Chile after this last weekend’s earthquake. It didn’t have any direct effect on us here in BA, so we’re all fine, thanks – the near 900 mile distance and the fact that the shockwaves headed west into the Pacific meant minimal impact… Read More The Scoop on Chile