https://www.saltshaker.net/20151001/sunchoke-and-sundry Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20151001/sunchoke-and-sundry#comment-261570 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:15:36 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=16747#comment-261570 […] 2275 (Palo Santo Hotel), Palermo – Taking over the dining room from French brasserie Topinambour in the Palo Santo Hotel, which closed early this year, this new spot focuses on “contemporary […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20151001/sunchoke-and-sundry#comment-260287 Fri, 11 May 2018 13:15:03 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=16747#comment-260287 […] here in Argentina, there’s a stew called carbonada, which of course pops up over and over again if you search for the best carbonara in the city, […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20151001/sunchoke-and-sundry#comment-245402 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:34:23 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=16747#comment-245402 Yes, we went to Topinambour shortly after it open for a tasting menu organised by BMSC. Frankly the food was so bland that after the amuse bouche and the starter, we asked them if they would mind whether we left! My started was one of the nastiest steak tartars, greasy and tasted like it was machine processed. Veronica’s the famous artichoke soup. Oh and they won’t let you smoke – in the garden. But then the automatic watering system comes on anyway and rains on you.

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