Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
“These days Palermo Viejo has the same thrumming energy as Silver Lake in Los Angeles or the Mitte in Berlin, and it’s the place where in-the-know travelers and hip locals alike go for their shopping (one section is known as Palermo SoHo) and night-life fix. It’s also home to the city’s liveliest dining scene, but… Read More Did Someone Miss the Point?
“Map out your future – but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” – Jon Bon Jovi, Rock singer, Actor Buenos Aires – Sunday was a good day to get out of the house for awhile. Henry was off to La Plata to… Read More The Long Bus Ride to Nueva York…
“There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul tread of some brutal hoof.” – Jean-Paul Richter, German novelist Buenos Aires – Okay, nearly every local blogger has already posted about the jacarandas being in bloom. They really do add an amazing touch to the city.… Read More The Jacarandas are in bloom again…
An important feature of Galicia is the presence of many fjord-like indentations on the coast, estuaries that were drowned with rising sea levels after the ice age. These are called rías and are divided into the Rías Altas, the Rías Medias, and the Rías Baixas. Most of the population live near the Rías Baixas, where… Read More Galician Cooking
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life by changing his attitude of mind.” – William James, Philosopher and Psychologist Buenos Aires – “They” have been trying to change what dinner is all about. It’s a mixed bag of they in this case – it truly started a… Read More Re-Examining My Preconceptions
“The tongue has no bones, but it breaks bones.” – Greek proverb Buenos Aires – In an out of the blue sort of surprise I was contacted this week by representatives from the International Osteoporosis Foundation to initially provide them with a picture that they’d seen on my blog. It was of a bowl of… Read More To the Health of Your Bones
“The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.” – James Matthew Barrie, Scottish Novelist, best known for Peter Pan A wander through Plaza de Mayo with my godson.
“Nobody seriously questions the principle that it is the function of mass culture to maintain public morale, and certainly nobody in the mass audience objects to having his morale maintained.” – Robert Warshow, U.S. author, in The Gangster as Tragic Hero Buenos Aires – Last night was a very special night here in Buenos Aires,… Read More Night of the Museums