Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
“Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage.” – Catherine Douzel Buenos Aires – I have no idea who this Catherine Douzel is – according to Google, the above quote appears 1,020 times on the internet, but I can’t find any information about her – perhaps it’s one of those misspellings (of a similar name)… Read More To Tea or Not to Tea
“A human being may form different notions in the world. Some people think spicy food is good, some think sour food is, some like sweet food, and some like bland. Those are all tendencies of one’s own making. Even if a comedy is playing in Manhattan, there are still a whole lot of people who… Read More From Argentina with Spice
“No matter how good the entree is, the entire dinner falls apart if the side dishes don’t add up.” – Anne Braly, Chattanooga Times Free Press Buenos Aires – Just the roundup on this week’s classes – our Color Palate of Italy session 5 came off without a hitch and with a quartet of i… Read More A Little on the Side
“The reason for serving latkes on Hanukkah is to commemorate the miracle of the oil, in which a tiny bit of pure olive oil needed to kindle the Eternal Light in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem lasted for eight days. No potatoes were involved in the extraordinary event, of course, because potatoes come from the… Read More Jesus Never Ate a Latke
“OPA’LIA, a Roman festival in honour of Opis,a which was celebrated on the 14th day before the Calends of January (Dec. 19th), being the third day of the Saturnalia, which was also originally celebrated on the same day, when only one day was devoted to the latter festival. It was believed that Opis was the… Read More Earth Mom, Roman Style
“…a man that can’t quickly throw together a meal is always going to be dependent on someone else to feed him, be that his wife, girlfriend, or McDonald’s. Dependency is not an admirable trait in a man. You don’t want to be the guy that has to turn to frozen pizzas just because your finer… Read More When the Moon Hits the Sky…
“Filipino cuisine could easily be the original fusion cuisine. After all, more than 400 years of Chinese, Hispanic, American and various other influences have blended together in perfect harmony for a very individual, very unique cuisine that is simply sarap (delicious).” – Datin Hjh Zainah Bujang, General Manager of the Sheraton Utama Hotel. Buenos Aires… Read More Original Fusion?
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” – Federico Fellini, film director Buenos Aires – Session two of our Color Palate of Italy course went off with no major hitches yesterday – a bit of carbo-loading as we made four different kinds of fresh pasta – semolina pici, egg-based baked agnolotti, whole wheat langanelli,… Read More Magic and Pasta