Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet & Essayist Buenos Aires – I’m now convinced. Argentines will stand in line for anything. Patiently. I rarely hear anyone complain while they stand in line. Sometimes for hours and hours. It’s just an acceptance of some… Read More Random Notes
“Whoever would be cured of ignorance must first confess it.” – Michel de Montaigne, 16th Century French Philosopher and Writer Buenos Aires – There must be something in the air related to time and energy. Sally over at A Broad in Costa Rica just posted on the confusion over not having daylight saving time, in… Read More A Pound of Cure is Worth More than any Prevention
I feel the end approaching. Quick, bring me my dessert, coffee and liqueur.” – Anthelme Brillat-Savarin’s great aunt Pierette Buenos Aires – Paz, from The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz, has tagged me with a new meme that’s making the rounds. Now, despite the fact that she has yet to respond to the meme I… Read More Last Meal
“Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.” – Richard Bach, Writer Buenos Aires – It seems like a huge amount of time has passed since I got seriously into the wine field. I’ve been in the world of food and restaurants since I was a teen and first able to… Read More Here Come Da Judge
“I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 16th Century Spanish author, best known for El Quijote Buenos Aires – This week is “wine week” here in Buenos Aires, and probably the most important public event is the annual Vinos y Bodegas exposition of Argentine… Read More Wandering the Wine Wonderland
“It is difficult to say who do you the most harm: enemies with the worst intentions or friends with the best.” – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, 19th Century British politician, poet, and novelist (infamous for his novel Paul Clifford, that begins with “It was a dark and stormy night… Buenos Aires – Earlier this week I… Read More Gay Marriage in Argentina
[Edit, 2016: Pretty much nothing in this article is relevant anymore, repeated changes to the way things are done have, well, completely changed the process.] Buenos Aires – As I noted the other day, I’m in the midst of working on a longer term visa. One of the things that Argentina requires for all documentation… Read More Red Tape
“The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.” – Logan Pearsall Smith, early 20th Century American Essayist Buenos Aires – Giving and taking advice is one of the most dangerous passtimes… Read More Gold Rush Fever