Gourmet Outings
Buenos Aires – Just a quick Casa S press release… so to speak. We were featured along with three other restaurants on the Salidas Gourmets page of the new, November 2006 issue of Clubs & Countries.
Category: Books & Other Media
Stuff about books or articles I’ve read, shows or movies I’ve watched – usually food or wine related, but not always.
Uruguay is Still Ready!
“Uruguay has a divine right to play. Uruguay is Uruguay.” – Alvaro Recoba, Uruguayan soccer star Buenos Aires – At long last, given how long ago my whirlwind five-day trip of Uruguayan wineries was, the first article about the trip appeared today. It is published in Wine Business, for the moment as an online “daily… Read More Uruguay is Still Ready!
To the Health of Your Bones
“The tongue has no bones, but it breaks bones.” – Greek proverb Buenos Aires – In an out of the blue sort of surprise I was contacted this week by representatives from the International Osteoporosis Foundation to initially provide them with a picture that they’d seen on my blog. It was of a bowl of… Read More To the Health of Your Bones
Argentina for beginners
‘One of the things I wanted to do, especially for beginners, was to make sure people could walk in, feel comfortable and ask anything.” – Kirk Novak, Owner, The Northern Angler, Traverse City, Michigan Buenos Aires – I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had some new and interesting projects coming online. Shortly after,… Read More Argentina for beginners
Interview and a Show
“Wow, you’re saying better things than I am, and this is my interview!” – Aaron Spelling, Producer Buenos Aires – A new article, an interview I wrote, just came out in the October issue of Passport magazine. The interview was with Jamie Taylor, co-owner of Flux Bar here in Buenos Aires. As always, for posterity,… Read More Interview and a Show
Projects; Past, Present, & Future
“It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.” – Gertrude Stein Buenos Aires – Yesterday was a good day. The theme of the day turned out to be new projects, and the culmination of others. I had meetings with… Read More Projects; Past, Present, & Future
The Gourmet Spy
Buenos Aires – We’re very excited here at Casa SaltShaker. Our first in-print press just came out. Bacanal magazine’s Espía Gourmet came to dinner about a month ago, just before I headed to New York for vacation, had apparently a delightful evening, and had asked if he could write about the experience. We even had… Read More The Gourmet Spy
The New Kid
Buenos Aires – There’s a new kid in town, a second English language newspaper, the argentimes. It’s written by and for the “youth market” with an emphasis on social and political issues and eco-tourism. I missed the first issue in early June, but picked up the second issue yesterday at the restaurant I’ll be reviewing… Read More The New Kid