Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
“It sweats as if masturbating” – Tom Gates, The Five Worst Pizzas In the World It began, as many things do these days, as a single tweet. Tom Gates, who writes a fun little travel blog called waywardlife’s posterous, had dared to criticize pizza in Buenos Aires in a column on the MatadorNights website. And… Read More Defense of Pizza? I Think Not.
“The question that women casually shopping for perfume ask more than any other is this: “What scent drives men wild?” After years of intense research, we know the definitive answer. It is bacon. Now, on to the far more interesting subject of perfume…” – Luca Turin, biophysicist This is just one of those geeky things… Read More Smelling Vibrations
“Vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” – Robert Orben, magician and comedy writer Carmelo, Uruguay – So those of you who follow along things like our Twitter feed and Facebook page know that Henry and I slipped away last weekend for my birthday. It was some much needed… Read More Downtime
“Life itself is the proper binge.” – Julia Child Buenos Aires – I’m getting a bit behind on my posts, but this week looks relaxed enough to catch up on quite a few waiting in the wings. Jumping back to last Wednesday and an invitation to guide a friend and writer on a bit of… Read More A Day of Eating
Sometimes we just don’t want to go out for brunch. And huevos rancheros fit the bill yesterday….
“Art therapy is of assistance mainly as a distraction from an individual’s problems. The problems do not go away purely from painting but give the brain a respite and a chance to fill the eyes with colour and form.” – Sarah Cannell, artist Buenos Aires – I was sitting around on Thursday afternoon, my lunch… Read More Art Therapy
“After staying in Buenos Aires, visiting San Antonio de Areco can be a definite culture shock. Located on the pampas just 113km away from the city, this tiny town, with its low colonial buildings, narrow cobblestone streets, and quiet parks, moves at a very different pace and is virtually silent on a weekday afternoon—if not… Read More Day Tripping
Here’s one of those mindless memes that’s going around via one group of bloggers or another – I extended it a little – the original was to type the first three letters of your first name into Google and list/link the first five sites that popped up – I figure, despite its ubiquity, there are… Read More Mindless Memes