Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – Back in the summer of 1980 I participated in the first really organized gay pride march in Ann Arbor, Michigan, my hometown. Maybe 100-125 of us, maximum, gathered on the steps of the federal building. Speeches were speechified, chants were chanted, marching commenced. We walked along the couple of commercial streets in… Read More Gay Pride March
Buenos Aires – The question in a way goes out to you, but after nearly five months of blogging, I found it interesting to see how folks get to this site. But then, I’m a statistics freak. First, of course, are the search engines. Far and away the most common connection to SaltShaker in this… Read More How Did You Get Here?
Buenos Aires – In her Monday, November 7th post, Sweetnicks, a self-described “female from New Jersey” (what can I say, she gives no additional information in her profile) launched a round the world look at McDonald’s. She asked for submissions of photos from McDonald’s menu boards, especially those with something a little different on them.… Read More Kosher Big Mac vs Perch. No Contest.
Buenos Aires – I’ve been hearing about the “Gaucho Fair” in the western barrio of Mataderos since I first came here as a tourist, but somehow never made it there. It sounded so far away, and so, well, touristy. But over the last couple of months I’ve heard from friends and acquaintances that it is… Read More Gauchos Anyone?
Acassuso – A charming gentleman by the name of Alberto has been offering up a tour that he calls “The Real Buenos Aires” for some months now. The basic premise is to take one or a couple of tourists to see something that’s completely off the beaten path. He meets them at the Retiro train… Read More The ‘Burbs
Buenos Aires – I spent yesterday afternoon touring all of New York. Well, Nueva York. I was on my way out to a park that had sounded interesting when I noticed the colectivo was passing by a street called Nueva York. A quick glance at my map showed it to be a fairly lengthy street,… Read More New York Never Looked So Different
Buenos Aires – I received several e-mails from friends concerned that I was finding myself in the middle of “the riots” that occurred yesterday. Local news media certainly sensationalized what was happening, concentrating, of course, on the truly negative aspects of the protests. I’m not really sure what those of you “in the states” or… Read More Protests – Political and Gustatory
Gorina-Hernández, Argentina – I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse. It involved several weeks of discussion, so it wasn’t spur of the moment with a gun pointed at my head. Henry’s sister, Sylvia, asked me to be the padrino, or godfather, to her son Branco at his confirmation. It’s a little different than being… Read More The Godfather, Part I