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.
“If there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.” – Luke Skywalker, Star Wars Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego – The three and some hour flight is uneventful as I wing my way to the furthest south point of “civilization” on the globe, setting me down in a mountain… Read More The Very Deep South
“It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.” – Evelyn Waugh, author Buenos Aires – While it’s still fresh in my mind I wanted to post this review from last eve – I’m now in the deep south of Tierra del Fuego,… Read More Paradise Found?
“The recipe is only music on the page it is you who will make it sing. To cook is to create, to marry ingredients as poets marry words, to play chords with flavors, to invent new and subtle harmonies.” – Roger Vergé, chef Buenos Aires – It has been quite awhile since I’ve been out… Read More Diminutive
“Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man’s appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the U.S. Buenos Aires – A speakeasy implies an illegally run, underground, secretive drinking spot, where often more went on in… Read More Speakeasy
“I come from long ago, from a magnificent and great empire, from a cast of sorcerers, holy men, and the masters of the sun. – Mamani Mamani, Artist Buenos Aires – It always sounded like a hole-in-the-wall, one of the ubiquitous Peruvian eateries that fill the neighborhood near to the Abasto. And so, given that… Read More The Stuff that Dreams are Made of
“Fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired that you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you… Read More More on the Burger Battle
“Argentine shrine, forty miles west of Buenos Aires. Its main object of devotion is a small doll-like statue of the Blessed Virgin; her head is surrounded by a golden aureole and is crowned with hundreds of diamonds and other precious stones. The Basilica of Our Lady of Luján is the most important pilgrimage center in… Read More Visiting Our Lady
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.” – Buddha Buenos Aires – It seems a trifle odd to enter into a hotel and find yourself in the dining room. But… Read More Bland Elegance