Mostly wine related, perhaps a review of one or more wines, or a wine tasting. Sometimes other beverages as well – spirits, or even non-alcohol drinks, if you can believe that!
Buenos Aires – The last 89 omelettes turned out, well, okay. But never quite there. Then suddenly one day, nothing sticks to the pan, nothing burns, it folds over beautifully, it looks yummy, tastes even better, life is good. You didn’t do anything different, it just worked. Can you ask for more out of life?… Read More The Perfect Omelette
Buenos Aires – Nothing of major note in the food and wine world has happened (or been made to happen by me) in the last day or two, unless you count that now that I’ve got my kitchen equipment, I whipped up some pesto last night to go with pasta. Pesto here tends to be… Read More A Few Interesting Wines
Buenos Aires – Met up with my friend Victor and another friend of his yesterday for lunch. He’d recommended we try one of his favorite parrillas – warning me that it was a lot about the ambiance – a real bustling place – and while the food is good, wouldn’t be a wow. I like… Read More The B.A. Power Lunch
Buenos Aires – I spent yesterday afternoon touring all of New York. Well, Nueva York. I was on my way out to a park that had sounded interesting when I noticed the colectivo was passing by a street called Nueva York. A quick glance at my map showed it to be a fairly lengthy street,… Read More New York Never Looked So Different
Buenos Aires – Another spectacularly beautiful spring day yesterday, and you’ll have to forgive me for spending time in my garden eating instead of out reviewing restaurants for you. My friend Heather just got back from a trip home to New York and brought me back some goodies, so it seemed only fair to have… Read More Pollo a la Mandarina
Buenos Aires – I continued to be impressed by the fresh fruit, single varietal wines of Rodas’ Colección 12. A couple of friends dropped by for a glass of wine the other night and we popped open a bottle of the Tempranillo 2004 (#5 in the collection). Once again pretty much right on with the… Read More Rodas Tempranillo
Buenos Aires – Chef Boyardee Overstuffed Ravioli are square, and that’s a problem. They come in a round can. Imagine if you will, plump, delicious ravioli, fitting the diameter of said can with just enough room for sauce around and in-between, stacked one atop the other from bottom to top. Sheer brilliance. I’m sure that… Read More Square Peg in a Round Hole
Buenos Aires – Continuing on with tasting notes from last night’s Experiencia Malbec: Bodega Sangiorgio & Fornari, Mendoza – Unfortunately I have little to say about this winery as the person pouring samples at their table was not from their, and really knew little other than how to pour a glass and look pretty. A… Read More The Malbec Experience 2