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.
“There’s no corners to be cut that don’t cost you in the end. You’ve got to play the game. You’ve got to play a good, solid game. Anything short of our best game is trouble.” – Craig MacTavish, Head Coach, Edmonton Oilers hockey team Buenos Aires – A few months ago a new restaurant opened… Read More Cutting Corners
“Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food.” – Welsh proverb Buenos Aires – Perhaps dry as dust is a bit strong. But if that’s truly a Welsh proverb, then the folks of Wales would appreciate the food at Bodhi, Chile 1763, in Montserrat. Yet another… Read More Dry as Dust
“Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by doing so we come dangerously close to depriving ourselves of all real models. We lose sight of the men and women who do not simply seem great because they are famous but are famous because they are great. We come… Read More First Rank
“Can anything be more humiliating than that your mother, friendless and alone, should have to eat others’ food?” – Queen Pritha-Kunti, from the Mahabharata Buenos Aires – Perhaps I should have taken it as a sign when we were turned away the first time we visited this restaurant. Especially given the reasoning of the wave-off,… Read More The Cook’s Vibe
“In each religion there are essential things, and others which are only forms and fashions; as a loaf of sugar may perhaps be wrapped in brown or white or blue paper, and tied with a string of flax or wool, red or yellow; but the sugar is always there.” – Benjamin Franklin, American Statesman, Scientist,… Read More All That Glitters is not Flax
“This house, is a place to enjoy a tranquil moment, with good music, enjoying delicate dishes, artesanally prepared for you. For each dish we use top quality natural and fresh products that have not been pre-prepared; because of this, they are prepared to order, respecting the time it takes to create them. It is an… Read More Patience of Angels
“In terms of fast food and deep understanding of the culture of fast food, I’m your man.” – Bill Gates, American Entrepreneur Buenos Aires – I’ve talked a bit in the past about the apparent gradual and subtle addition of vegetarian restaurants to the Buenos Aires dining scene. It’s one of those things that many… Read More The Steam Line
“If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.” – Roger Babson, American Business Forecaster and Author Buenos Aires – It was the incessant babble that I noted first. It crept… Read More Service with a Smile