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.
Two days in New York City – altogether now! Talde, 369 7th Avenue, Brooklyn – Those of you who are Top Chef fans will remember Dale Talde, the constantly pissed off chef-testant from season 4. He’s now got a restaurant in Brooklyn where he’s turning out a sort of mashup between Filipino cuisine and American fast… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #4 – Top Chefs
On to the first full day in New York City… It was a double trip to Williamsburg, starting out with a mid-day snacking fest at Smorgasburg, a weekend street food celebration – Saturdays in East River State Park and Sundays in Prospect Park. Lots of fun looking stuff, and I sampled through a few different stands… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #3 – Williamsburg 2x
Second day in Santiago, Chile, a lot of wandering around, and eating. Started off with revisits to the Mercado Central, and Mercado La Vega. More detailed writeups on those links from my visit seven years ago. What I hadn’t realized then is that I’d only visited Vega Chica, which is where all the spots to eat,… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #2 – Santiago Casual
I know, every time I go on vacation you get subjected to an onslaught of photos and videos about everything I/we ate. So this time, not going to do that. I’m going to do a composite photo from each place, and pick out one dish that was, for me, the best of the meal. Quick… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #1 – Santiago Modern
Last post before vacation…. (coming to you next from… well, you’ll have to wait and see). More Peruvians checked off the list. Henry’s on-board for this quest! El Cocoroco Sabores del Perú, Olazábal 2571 Amenabar 2301, Belgrano – one of two Cocorocos, the other a half block away. This one is their traditional homestyle spot, the… Read More Más Perú!
Spin the wheel, bet on 00, let’s see what we get… (74) Stazione della Pizza, in the Retiro Mitre train station. This place wasn’t open when I passed by here early on in the 92 Bus Pizza Trek. It’s not a little spot either, for a train station, I think it took over a space that… Read More Bite Marks #29
Coffee, pizza, and more…. What else do you need? Might as well start with a little coffee at the apparently well-known within the Harry Potter world fan-base, Félix Felices & Co., Cabrera 5002 in Palermo, which I stumbled across one day. It took me about 10 seconds of thinking to click why the big “9¾” meant something,… Read More Bite Marks #28
More RamenQuest! I go adventuring around the city in my everlasting quest for a decent bowl of slurpable noodles. I had this impression that Niji, Iberá 2424 in Nuñez, was in some ways similar to a puertas cerradas, i.e., in a private home, with the family serving you traditional Japanese dishes. I’d tried to make reservations on and off over… Read More Oodles o’ Noodles