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Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.

Random Notes

“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

2006.Oct.02 Monday2006.Oct.02 Monday Dan Perlman1 Comment

A Pound of Cure is Worth More than any Prevention

“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

2006.Oct.01 Sunday2025.May.05 Monday Dan Perlman9 Comments

Last Meal

 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

2006.Sep.18 Monday2007.Aug.29 Wednesday Dan Perlman1 Comment

Here Come Da Judge

“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

2006.Sep.16 Saturday Dan Perlman1 Comment

Wandering the Wine Wonderland

“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

2006.Sep.15 Friday2023.Jan.29 Sunday Dan Perlman3 Comments

Gay Marriage in Argentina

“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

2006.Sep.15 Friday2007.Aug.29 Wednesday Dan PerlmanLeave a comment

Red Tape

[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

2006.Sep.14 Thursday2016.Jul.24 Sunday Dan Perlman2 Comments

Gold Rush Fever

“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

2006.Sep.12 Tuesday2014.Sep.29 Monday Dan Perlman9 Comments

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