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.
Buenos Aires – I love waking up to good news. Really and truly. And this is the second time this has happened to me in the last five years. Not the waking up to good news part, but the particulars. About a dozen years ago I used to write restaurant reviews for a small newspaper… Read More The Great Ice Cream Hunt
Buenos Aires – We were sitting in a little corner cafe (Manjares, Charcas 2802) having lunch yesterday. For me that meant a reasonably interesting sandwich of bondiola, cheese, hard-boiled egg, lettuce and tomato on pan árabe, which is what passes for pita bread here. For Henry, pollo a la naranja, being a huge fan of… Read More Literature and Tango
Buenos Aires – Tuesday was one of those glorious spring days with glowing blue sky, bright sunshine, and air that almost seemed clear (not an easy feat in a heavily trafficked city like this). We didn’t feel like working on the apartment anymore, and left a round of painting the garden walls for later in… Read More A Couple of Italians
Buenos Aires – Just some random notes on recent dining spots, not full reviews, but I’d hate to have you think I’ve been slacking in the eating department. Rico Chimbote II – a little hole in the wall somewhere along Azcuénaga enroute to the Belgrano furniture district, and you don’t need the address because you… Read More Random catch-up notes
Buenos Aires – When I first saw the name I thought it was a play on the famed nightclub, but after dining, and meeting the owner, realized that Buddha BA was more of a spiritual kinda thing. Located at Arribeños 2288, in Barrio Chino, this two-story “resto-bar” also includes a separate tea salon, a tranquil… Read More Pan-Asian Tranquility
Buenos Aires – In an interesting “follow-up” to my posting on September 18 about my experience in exploring the new restaurants of the Time Warner Center in New York, the New York Times published these notes today: Nearly two years after it was announced that he would become the final star in the constellation of… Read More Closings…
Santiago, Chile – I’m sitting in the airport here after a long, roundabout flight, and waiting for my final leg back to Buenos Aires. I wish I could exit the terminal to take some photos – the airport is gorgeous – all curved glass and white-coated steel, staggered levels, ramps, vivid teal colored carpets and… Read More High in the Andes
I can eat Japanese food pretty much any time. I’ve always liked it, even when I was a kid I was fascinated by it from afar. I have no idea why, I’d never tried it, I’d only read about it. There just weren’t any Japanese restaurants in my hometown. There were no Japanese kids in… Read More Strip Mall Japanese