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.
So first, the book update. The first Casa SaltShaker cookbook is in to the publisher and ready for a galley proof to be printed up and delivered to me. Assuming all goes well, I should have that sometime next week. On screen, it looks great, so my fingers are crossed that on paper it looks as… Read More ‘burgers & ‘wiches
Sorry I’m not posting much other than mini reviews in recent weeks – I’m focused on getting the Casa SaltShaker cookbook shepherded through it’s final stages so that it can be published “in time for the holidays”. Because I know you all plan to buy multiple copies as gifts for all your friends and family….… Read More Bite Marks #31
All meat, all the time. Well, at least for this post. La Birra, Avenida San Juan 4359, Boedo – Teeny little place (a tightly packed 20ish seats) on a busy commercial strip, bordering on Parque Chacabuco. Not the sort of place you look to find a fun little cafe where, well, you know how sometimes… Read More Mo’ Meat
Let’s start off this round with more fixed price lunch menu deals in Peruvian restaurants! Lucas Restaurante Peruano, Sanchez de Bustamante 608 (corner of Humahuaca), Once – fairly big, open room, minimal decor. Slow, really slow service – we waited so long just for the one waitress to come to our table (and there were only… Read More Bite Marks #30
This will be the last regular post on the gastro tour, winding up the last of Madrid, and picking out a couple of interesting meals. At some point soon I’ll sit down and put together a video of the whole trip, but that will have to wait at least a couple of days. Back home… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #16 – Madrid, and, out…
As you may have noticed, I’ve gotten a bit behind. Madrid has been a bit of a challenge – nothing to do with the city itself. Henry has a sister who moved here about 15 years ago, and she has three kids – he hasn’t seen her since she moved, and two of the kids… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #15 – Grazing Madrid
One full day in Bilbao was all I had, and it was a Sunday, so not a lot open. I did get to the Guggenheim and wandered through for about an hour and a half. No pictures allowed inside, so the exterior shots from the previous post will have to hold. Wandered the center of… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #14 – From Bilbao to Madrid
Just over an hour by bus from San Sebastián, and I find myself in Bilbao (or, Bilbo, as it was traditionally known). Much of the city is fairly industrial, but there’s a fairly charming “old town” and a very pretty downtown area. And, of course, the one real claim to international fame, the Guggenheim. I’ve… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #13 – Lazy Day for Bilbo