Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.” – Mae West James Buchanan “Diamond Jim” Brady’s enormous appetite and resultant girth were as legendary as his wealth. It was not unusual for Brady to eat enough food for ten people at a sitting. George… Read More The Diamond Jim Dinner
“Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" – Dom Pierre Pérignon, 17th Century Benedictine monk who is credited with the the idea of blending various vintages and vineyard selections while making Champagne (not, as widely believed, with the invention of sparkling wine or the methode champenoise in general) along with other innovations; this quote may… Read More A Little Bubbly
“Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. – Maurice de Vlaminck, French Artist, On Painting Buenos Aires – I’ve noted before that Henry can be a bit secretive about his family’s home cooking and Peruvian dishes in general. I’ve still never been able to get a straight answer about… Read More Henry Rocks the Casa
Buenos Aires – Monday afternoon I got a call from a friend who needed a little help that’s right up my alley. His girlfriend had had a recent operation and wasn’t yet able to cook for a dinner party last night that they’d planned, and he wanted to know if I’d come over and play… Read More Mix-and-Match
Buenos Aires – There’s a myth floating around out there that this city is unfriendly towards vegetarians. Maybe even to just those who LIKE vegetables. (In fact, on a recent local forum during a discussion of vegetarian restaurants I was referred to as “somehow a veggy fan, though not fundamentalist on it.” Somehow? Makes it… Read More Eat Your Veggies!
Buenos Aires – Many moons ago, I had a catering company. My friend Lee, whom I met in cooking school, and I, had this idea for a sort of deli and catering company (oh, and, Happy Birthday Lee! It’s his 50-something’th birthday today). We incorporated – Somewhere Else Catering Inc. – in fact, technically, I… Read More Cold Lunch
Buenos Aires – It shouldn’t be any surprise that classics, especially in the culinary world, are often among the best food experiences. You can get as excited as you want about foams, gels, and airs cooked up in a laboratory. They’re all well and good, but ethereal as many of them may be, there are… Read More Classic Terrine
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