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.
It turned into a battle of the daily lunch menú. First, Henry and I went to one spot, where we were in a hurry, so we both ordered from the daily menú selection. Then, the next two spots, I hit on my own, and both of them only offer the prix fixe menu at lunchtime, no… Read More A Peruvian Menú Special
Muky, Av. Maipú 1499, Vicente Lopez. It was our usual Sunday outing, and we thought we’d head up to the northern suburbs. It’s also the week that includes International Beer & Pizza Day, so, minds focused on pizza. Three places have been highly recommended by more than one person to me in Vicente Lopez, and we… Read More Four Pies
Today, it’s a battle royale, the Occident vs the Orient. Old School. It’s almost as exciting as the infamous Chuck Norris versus Bruce Lee fight. Almost. Let’s start in the Western hemisphere, and the 41st outing of the Roving Ravenous Horde. One of the gang suggested a spot he’d “It’s pretty cool, saw it on tv then… Read More Old School. East vs. West.
As usual, a grab-bag of one-offs…. overall, this month, September, has been one of the more disappointing dining out ones in my time here in BA. There have been a few good meals – excellent sushi at Mirutaki, a great group lunch at Mi Chiclaynita, and good appetizers at Mykonos. Good dinners at Tandoor and… Read More Bite Marks #66
We used to go to the Las Cañitas neighborhood to eat quite regularly. It had some cool spots, interesting things going on, and people filling the tables, day and night. I hadn’t been in probably a good year and a half. Now it seems like a ghost town, at least at lunch time. No one… Read More ‘Tis All Greek To Me
? Curious to see if there were Peruvian restaurants of note on the far south side of Buenos Aires, I picked the Nueva Pompeya barrio and did a google, yelp, and foursquare search. Three spots popped up, one of which turned out either not to exist, or hasn’t existed for a long time, or simply… Read More The Saenz of Peruvian Cooking
Chiclayo is the principal city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation’s capital, Lima. Founded by Spanish explorers as “Santa María de los Valles de Chiclayo” in the 16th century, it was declared a city on April 15, 1835 by… Read More The Horde Invades the North Coast
A little mix of a lot of things this time around. Let’s start simple, yet… important. The LC Those of you who’ve been around Buenos Aires for awhile may well have pined away at the loss of La Cupertina, one of, arguably, the best spots for empanadas in the city. It was located in Palermo, and… Read More Bite Marks #65