Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – I have mentioned before the world of memes, those lovely series of questions that get passed around from blogger to blogger. One of my regular readers has “tagged” anyone who wants to participate in the Around the World food blogging meme, and since I was exhausted after Saturday’s dinner and yesterday’s post… Read More Around the World
Buenos Aires – It’s a rainy day today, so I’ll go with a second post that’s been in the works for awhile. A few weeks back I did an early Saturday morning introduction to the geography of Uruguay, and have realized that I’ve never done the same for Argentina. This has been underscored recently by… Read More A little more geography
Buenos Aires – If you’re not gastronomically Jewish, either by birth or influence, you probably won’t understand the devasatation it is to have missed out on the Great Gefilte Fish Festival. I didn’t miss out on the entire day’s festivities – sponsored by an organization called Yok (pronounced somewhere between shock and jock) – a… Read More Lacking fins or tail; the gefilte fish swims; with great difficulty
Buenos Aires – The new James Beard 2006 Award nominations are out, plus New York Magazine’s Best of NY Food 2006, and I was pleased to see that between them, several of my friends have gotten nominated or named by one or the other. I’m thrilled that so many of them are being recognized for… Read More And the Oscar Goes to…
La Plata – Last night is a bit muzzy. I always wanted to use that word. After weeks and weeks of planning, Henry’s niece’s 15th cumpleaño finally came off with no more than the usual Latin American hitches. I should be used to the speed at which things get done and the nonchalance about timing,… Read More Fiesta! Feliz Cumpleaño Viviana!
Buenos Aires – There is no proverb that goes “Beware three wise men bearing gifts.” It’s one of those lines that lives, in one form or another similar to that, somewhere in our, or at least my, hindbrain. Not that it’s the last time that three wise men showed up anywhere with gifts in hand,… Read More Beware…
Buenos Aires – Whew! One last posting involving Uruguay for the moment, and then on to a couple of new Chinese restaurants, just for something different. The photo, by the way, was sent to me this morning by Ana Pizzorno, it’s me and Carlos Pizzorno tasting through their wines. I get asked regularly what going… Read More Stir-Fry of Various and Sundry
Punta del Este – I’m going to hit you with a third post today – I want to finish off writing about my trip to Uruguay and move on to new things back home, and, I’m stuck at home waiting for the police to show up. No one did anything wrong, but in order to… Read More Not Quite Iron Chef