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.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote up Trattoria Olivetti, a real find in the Italian world of food here in town, and hoping against the odds, I decided I’d continue checking out spots in “Little Italy”. Just a block away at Ugarteche 3212, corner of Cerviño, is Annetta, 4807-8398. The place gets mixed reviews… Read More Italian, with Iced Tea
Oh let’s see, once again everyone out there is putting forth their end of year wrap-ups and I feel near obligated to participate. Actually, it’s kind of fun to look back and see what’s new, changed, etc. and look forward to a new year. Past editions of this were 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2007. In… Read More A Year After the Mayan Apocalypse
When you’ve got a city that’s as influenced historically by its Italian immigrants as Buenos Aires, there’s bound to be some disagreement over what constitutes the heart of the Italian community. Do a search on “Little Italy” and “Buenos Aires” and just on the first page of Google results you’ll find out it’s located in… Read More Classic Italy with Touches of the Modern
Sorry I’ve “gone dark” for a bit, but literally we’d gone dark – we just spent 91 hours straight without power, and the last dozen or so without water when the rooftop tank finally ran out (pump couldn’t run to refill it without power). At least we had the gym for showers. On the other… Read More 92 Bus, Stops 38 – 40
I don’t know if shawarma is just proliferating throughout the city or if I just wasn’t paying attention, but it seems like there are more and more places that are offering it. Here we are up to our ninth installment in the series already! Luckily, it’s not the sort of thing I get tired of… Read More Chronicles of Shawarma – Book IX
Just a little bit of dining out over the last couple of weeks. As regular readers probably know, from early November until the end of the year we tend to be swamped here at Casa S with both public and private dinners, ’tis the season and all that, so I’m not getting out as much… Read More Nibbling Trio
Back when living in the East Village in NYC, my late night snacking, after a long shift at whatever restaurant I might have been working at, tended towards one of three things – a slice of “lasagna” pizza at East Village Pizza; sushi, generally because of the hour at Sapporo; or a bowl of ramen… Read More Noodling Around at the Bar
Oh, what to do, what to do? C.S. Lewis only wrote seven volumes to his Chronicles and I have so many more shawarma to eat. I have no book to quote from to open the show. It’s a sad state of affairs, made better only by seeking solace in carved meat, salad and sauces wrapped… Read More Chronicles of Shawarma – Book VIII