Restaurant reviews – the opinions expressed are solely my own. Often, though it will appear that they’re based on a single visit, they’re based on more than one. And I’m willing to hear from folks who disagree – I do know that restaurants, including my own, have their off days.
“Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.” – Dr. Laurence J. Peter, educator and writer The first Peruvian restaurant I set foot in in Buenos Aires was Status, Virrey Ceballos 178 just off the Plaza del Congreso. We’ve been back on and off, but not often… Read More The Status of Status
“The danzón, created in 1879 by Miguel Failde, a cornet player from the city of Matanzas, is a direct descendant of the Cuban danzas and contradanzas that were played in ballrooms back in Cuba’s colonial past. In those days the typical dance orchestra was comprised of one cornet, two violins, two clarinets in C, an… Read More The Dance
“I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that seems to you too trifling a cause, pray tell for what cause you would have a cook flogged?” – Marcus Valerius Martialis, 1st century Roman poet I could wait a day… Read More Parrilla Hut
“Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.” – Dan Millman, author One of my goals for this year, as I think I mentioned a couple of months ago, is to get myself out to my competition – i.e.,, the other… Read More Raise the Red Lantern
“Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” – Alan Watts, author, primarily on Zen Buddhism I don’t know that there’s any meaning to the word zensato, though a quick search leads to various artists from one of that name doing… Read More Peaceful Sushi & Stir-Fries
“Fare thee well gone away There’s nothing left to say Farewell to New York City, boys” – from Body of an American by the Pogues A last look back, a last few nibbles, up, up and away…. In the financial district, apartment and office rentals. Do we really want to encourage them? The W Hotel,… Read More Ciao Bello
It’s strange. When I lived in NYC, up until almost six years ago, for a large part of the time I was there I lived at 14th Street and 1st Avenue, putting me a mere one stop on the L train from the start of Williamsburg. Yet, it must be a good eight years since… Read More Billy-Burg Veg-Out
Random dining that I’m not going to detail, but who knows, perhaps an inspiration for a spot to go to…. A bagel with the works at Odessa in Alphabet City… not exactly a packed bagel, nor my favorite since they only have plain bagels, but a little of everything brightens it up. A visit in… Read More Bits and Bites, Odds and Ends