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.
Puno, Peru – Our first day in Puno dawned bright and early… given how early we’d hit the sack, it was about 6:30 a.m. when we both gave up on trying to sleep. Plus we were both feeling the effects of the altitude, so we headed downstairs to the breakfast room and knocked back a… Read More Floating Islands
Puno, Peru – It’s been a long time since I went on vacation with someone else. Years. I’m used to just sort of throwing a few things in a suitcase and figuring it all out as I go. With three weeks to explore Peru, whow knows where I might have ended up. However… Henry likes… Read More On the Wing…
I was reminded this morning by an e-mail from a local friend looking for a good fruit & vegetable stand that I get these sorts of request all the time. While I’ve had a page up for a long time that covers quite a few specialty shops around the city that I use regularly, I… Read More New Shopping Page
“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.” – Lillian Ruth Dickson, Missionary Buenos Aires – Sometimes, it’s just time to get up and go. “Staying the course” as our current president has put it in the past is not the best option. There… Read More Get Up and Go
“Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.” – William Temple, Sr. Buenos Aires – There used to be a nice little coffee shop at the corner of Peña and Azcuénaga, called BN Cafe. I liked it, it was relaxed, comfortable, loungy, even if they… Read More À Votre Santé!
“Nor do I hear in my imagination the parts successively, I hear them all at once. What a delight this is! All this inventing, this producing, takes place in a pleasing, lively dream.” -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Buenos Aires – The spot was busy, bustling, loud. Not a soft surface in the room and packed with… Read More The True Flavors of Japan?
“It’s nice to think that sharing a cherished food brings enemies together, easing tension and misunderstanding. But the world’s rawest conflicts can include disagreements over common foodstuffs. Irish Catholics and Protestants have lightly bickered over whiskey. Turks and Greeks have feuded over coffee. And Jews and Arabs argue about falafel in a way that reflects… Read More A Dip in the Kosher Pool
“One is Jangada, where locals go for the pacú, a lumbering cousin of the piranha that can grow as large as 60 pounds. Jangada’s serving is the size of a porterhouse. Grilled until crispy, the flesh is firm but flaky, and so succulent that from the first bite you’ll understand how it earned its nickname,… Read More The Boops Boops with Our Name on It