“I think at the beginning, it was more of a chic thing to do for the very rich. But then as sushi was made more available to the general public… the fear factor of it broke down.” – Sang Woo, author Buenos Aires – When I wrote about Sushi Pop and Che Sushi, and have… Read More Peace… Out

“Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me.” – Wislawa Szymborska, Polish poet & essayist Buenos Aires – There should be rule. And the rule would be, don’t tell me that place X is the “best”, “ultimate”, “most amazing”, “stunning”, “incredible” spot to… Read More In Comparison to…

“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” “One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” – both from A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh Buenos Aires – A trio of restaurant visits without… Read More Mashup

“Pork fat rules.” – Emeril Lagasse, chef, t.v. personality Buenos Aires – It was happenstance. I was walking down Venezuela, enroute Diablada (reviewed a couple of posts ago), and passed by a wood-fronted restaurant with signs in the window proclaiming themselves Buenos Aires’ specialists in cochinillo, suckling pig. Now, I know my friend Mickey has… Read More This Little Piggy went to Market

“Fireworks continued to erupt between Bolivia and Peru over a costume worn at this year’s Miss Universe pageant. Last week, during the national costume part of the competition, Miss Peru, Karen Schwarz, wore an Andean-inspired outfit featuring a headpiece with large horns based on the costume used in the traditional Diablada, or deviled, folk dance.… Read More Devil of a Pizza

“Coffeehouses became the favorite hangouts of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. There were Beat coffeehouses in every American city with a population of over 100,000 by the early 1960s. New York’s Greenwich Village, San Francisco’s North Beach, and Venice West in southern California, with their low rents, friendly bistros, and reputations for tolerance, were… Read More Midday at the Oasis

Buenos Aires – Rather than a quote, just a brief note on the common Argentine expression che. At its simplest, it means “friend”, but in the sense that back in the ’60s and ’70s in the US we might have used “man” or “dude”, especially if we happened to be a little stoned or thinking… Read More Dude… Sushi…

“The first sushi for everyone.” – Sushi-Pop slogan Buenos Aires – Whether it’s sushi and pop culture or sushi and pop rocks, or just something about the combination of the words, there seem to be an inordinate number of Sushi Pop, Pop Sushi, Sushi n Pop, Sushi ‘n’ Pop, and a variety of other sushi… Read More Popping the Question