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.
New York – Jean-Georges Vongerichten is a household name in the foodie community. As he’s opened restaurant after restaurant after restaurant, the oohs and ahhs reverberate throughout the hallowed grapevine. Over the years, I’ve eaten a goodly number of his venues, and while I’m generally always happy, I’m rarely excited. It’s much like any chef… Read More Not Wrong Doesn’t Equal Right
New York – Past history has an influence on your point of view. It’s unavoidable. So, how do you give a fair look at the newest restaurant from someone you used to work for? Especially if that person “let you go” for reasons you disagree with? It comes down to, life is too short to… Read More Primed for Dinner
New York – Okay, I know what these folks are trying to say. And they make a good product. Bobolink Dairy makes some excellent cheeses and breads. But sometimes, in the push for political correctness, green-ness, and just trying to be the bee’s knees of products, folk overdo it. For me, “Grass Fed Cheese” is… Read More Casual Crafting
Buenos Aires – It’s a beautiful room to walk into. Draped fabrics everywhere, comfortable tables and booths – close to each other but not too close, good lighting, friendly greetings, even a coat check – a rarity here. Several friends have, more or less, raved about the place. It gets amazing writeups in food magazines… Read More Of Curry and Pasta
Buenos Aires – Sometimes you know you’re making the wrong choice. It’s just in your gut feelings. Yesterday we set out for one of our favorite weekend afternoon haunts, Sabor Norteño, where we pop in for a bit of Peruvian food and some music. When we arrived, around 2:15, the place was jam-packed, with a… Read More There’s a Right Way, and…
Buenos Aires – I hate finding hole in the wall type restaurants that I really like. It always presents me with a dilemna. Do I blog about the place and risk having it overrun with folk who flock there to check it out, or keep quiet and keep it all to myself? In the end,… Read More Hole-in-the-Wall Hit
Buenos Aires – Francisco “Paco” Urondo was a poet, journalist, and militant politician, born in 1930, and, as I understand it, was one of “the disappeared”, or at least was taken into custody and killed by the Argentine regime at that time, and died in June 1976. Reading poetry in a new language is possibly… Read More Poetic License
Buenos Aires – I set out on this little jaunt with the intention of writing what might be the most unfair review of my writing career. Not unfair because I had some predetermined plan, or because I thought the restaurant I was headed to was bad, or good, but because of how I thought the… Read More School Daze