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.
Time for another round of, Let’s Eat Meat Carved Off a Spit! These were spread out over the last couple of months…. Carthage, Av. Medrano 396, Almagro – Nicely spiced meat, but not a lot else to it – a few shreds of lettuce, maybe one half slice of tomato and a ribbon of… Read More The Chronicles of Shawarma – Book XII
People who’ve known me since I was a kid are always surprised when I write about liking mushrooms. Because as a youngster, it was the one ingredient that I truly despised. Now, in my defense, until I was in my late teens, my only experience of mushrooms were those that came from a can, either… Read More House of ‘Shrooms
I told ya Bite Marks might come back now and again. It fits for places that either I’m just giving a cursory look at, or that just don’t really need or justify a more extensive writeup. That doesn’t mean they’re bad (some may be), it may just mean that a more detailed look will come down… Read More Bite Marks #79
The hottest spots for you to try, from our palates to yours. Irifune, Paraguay 412, Microcentro – I first went to Irifune back in 2007. By comparison to what was on offer at various sushi bars at the time, it was among the better spots, but in retrospect, it was actually pretty mediocre sushi.… Read More Where to Eat #5
Some day, some day, we’ll get to all the 200+ Peruvian restaurants in town…. a few at a time. For the moment, a trio more from the barrio of Once. Las Palmeras, Pasaje Carlos Gardel 3131, Once – Taking over the space that was Larco-Mar, with no changes to the decor, other than replacing black… Read More Peru Upon a Time in Once
Remember when I said I wasn’t going to write more negative reviews…? Yeah, I’ve forgotten about that too. I was going to save this and write a mini-review along with some others of the newer pizzerias, but I got on a train and just couldn’t get off…. There are two young Italian women, I’ve… Read More Believing Your Own Hype
I’m not going to say that this last week was typical, as usually I don’t have quite so many things all happen in the same week. At the same time, it’s not really all that unusual. These weeks pop up repeatedly during the year…. We Are the Champions Last Sunday I was invited by friend… Read More And What Did You Do This Week?
You all know the Roving Ravenous Horde already from past posts. I haven’t posted about our outings for a bit because, well, we just haven’t been having a whole lot of luck. But hey, you take the bad with the good, right? So, just a brief look at what we’ve been up to in September and… Read More The Horde. Three Fumbles & A Recovery