Stuff about books or articles I’ve read, shows or movies I’ve watched – usually food or wine related, but not always.
Oh, I don’t even know where to go with this one. There was so much stereotyping of cultures and foods packed into this two hour block that my head was spinning. I’m going to go mostly for pictures. We head off, once again, outside the capital, to Pilar, a not so small town of 300,000… Read More MasterChef Round 5 – Don’t Mess with Culture
Oh my god. Soup. You’d think it was The End of Times. Argentines have a bizarre relationship with soup. For the most part, it’s a non-entity. In fact, most Argentine cookbooks don’t include soups in them, and I’ve more than once asserted that it’s the only cuisine on the planet without soup. Stews, one-pot meals,… Read More MasterChef Round 4 – The Hunt is On
Is it my imagination or is the opening montage getting longer? The show itself, diving into episode 3, begins at the 3:45 mark. That’s longer than the Game of Thrones opening sequence. And far less interesting. Apparently feeling the need to “get out in the countryside”, the show takes us to Gral. Rodriguez, a suburban… Read More MasterChef Round 3 – The Oxymoron of World Class Lasagna
We’re on to Episode 2, and thankfully, unlike the first season, we’re already full on into the competition. Twenty contestants – Diego, Patricia, Sol, Alejo, Matías, Mercedes, Jacinto, Alan, Lia, Francisco, Julia D, Martín, María, Nadia, Juan Pablo, Claudia, Simone, Mariana, Julia N, Sebastián – glare at the camera during the opening montage, each after… Read More MasterChef Round 2 – Eggs Benedict? STFU.
[I initially started out writing these reviews for ComoSur, but the site has, unfortunately, had to suspend operations. So, although the first few of these will be a bit behind schedule, I thought I’d move them here to the blog and then get them on track with the show. I also promise to cut down… Read More Masterchef Returns to Argentina
For those who missed Shari Bayer’s All in the Industry podcast yesterday, we got her nod for the Solo Dining segment. We’re almost at the end of the show (the 40 minute mark), but the whole thing is well worth listening to! You can also add her show to your lineup on Stitcher or iTunes… Read More On the Air
A round-up of some of my recent food reading. Pollan, Michael (April 28, 2009) In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto Setting aside that in some ways this is another book with more of the same diet advice that’s been published in countless books, the most interesting part of this is that not only… Read More Cooking the Books #2
Like my new little series of “Bite Marks” for mini-restaurant reviews, I’m trying to be a bit more organized, and I thought I’d start with doing much the same with book (and other media) reviews. Let them be gathered together and all that…. So I have this vague recollection that a few years ago someone… Read More Cooking the Books #1