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.
“Life, you know, we gotta take it all in stride.” – Alberta Wright, Chef/Owner, Jezebel’s Buenos Aires – For almost exactly the same 23 years I lived in New York, there was a restaurant on the southeast corner of 9th Avenue and West 45th Street, called Jezebel’s. It was, to some, an “upscale soul food”… Read More Gallimaufry
Si dice di una cosa che succede per caso, o meglio in modo inaspettato.” – Slangopedia Buenos Aires – Loosely, I’d translate the above as “You say this when something just happens, or happens in an unexpected manner.” The word being defined is damblee, and, it happens to be the name of a new discovery… Read More So Be It
“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.” – Alexander Hamilton, Statesman Buenos Aires – I have a little place… Read More Rummaging Through the Pantry
Curves are so emotional.” – Piet Mondrian, Dutch artist Buenos Aires – I love that there’s a single Spanish word that means something that has ups and downs or highs and lows. I gleaned it from the commentary left about a spot on our local online restaurant guide, Guia Oleo. The comment was left in… Read More Altibajos
Time is the measure of business.” Francis Bacon, Sr., English Philosopher and Lawyer Buenos Aires – You know that moment when something in the back of your mind says, “this is a mistake…”. Not quite loud enough to be a shout and frighten you into a flight response, but just enough to set things on… Read More Getting the Business
“Guadalajara is Mexico’s 2nd-largest city, and has a reputation as the most “Mexican” spot in Mexico. It is Guadalajara that brought the world Mariachi music, tequilla, the Mexican Hat Dance, and the sombrero hat. – travel agency website” Buenos Aires – Given Guadalajara’s reputation as a vibrant, bustling city, the heart of Mexican culture and… Read More A little spice over here please…?
“If you take a picture of a human that does not make him noble, there is no reason to take this picture. That is my way of seeing things.” – Sebastião Salgado, Photojournalist Buenos Aires – As I’ve mentioned many a time, I love finding little, out of the way, hole in the wall type… Read More House of Pastas
I have wandered about for weeks without encountering a single decent meal. With precious few exceptions, the hotels of America all cook alike – and what they offer is hard to distinguish from what is offered on railway dining-cars.” – H.L. Mencken, Writer, Journalist Buenos Aires – You know, I know that it’s hard to… Read More Flee for your lives!