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.
After my little pizza and beer indulgence it was back into the streets… well, first a stop back at the apartment to “freshen up” and take a quick catnap – figuring I wasn’t coming back until after dinner. So, back into the streets and a walk through the areas of Barrio Sur and Palermo, circled… Read More Montevideo in photos, II
I needed a break. I realized I hadn’t had a real day off since my trip to New York and Louisville back in April. With a quartet of days looming free, the need to renew my visa anyway, it seemed a perfect time to get away for a short break. My first thought was to… Read More Montevideo in photos, I
“New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.” – Mark Twain Among the various “American” food offerings here in BA the field is pretty limited – burgers, bbq, ribs, wings – that sort of thing. Oh, there’s a bit of a longer menu at places like Hard Rock Cafe, Kansas… Read More The Big Easy at The Office
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” – French proverb Early this year I was sad to have a couple of conversations with friend and colleague Kevin Rodriguez as he was going through the throes of closing up shop at Empire Thai, until that point my favorite southeast Asian spot here in… Read More The Leaf that Toppled an Empire
I realized recently that at the end of each month there are always a bunch of photos sitting in a folder that I haven’t gotten around to writing about because they’re just things that caught my eye or, if they’re restaurant/food related they just don’t quite merit a review. So, perhaps this will be a… Read More November Roundup
“Probably surprising to many westerners is the large of amount of ancient myth that surrounds these beautiful fish in the Orient and their elevated status there. Generally known here as the brightly colored fish that are common in public ponds and fountains, carp (koi is Japanese for carp) can be found in colors that include… Read More You Say Carp, I Say Koi
“If you would have walked through my dreams and memories who knows what treasures you might have found.” – Genen Gaines, poet, excerpt from You Might Have Loved Me Apparently, all three Colombian restaurants that I had reviewed awhile back have closed (nothing to do with my reviews, I assure you, I didn’t trash any… Read More Misty Water-Colored Memories
“If I do live again I would like to be as a flower – no soul but perfectly beautiful. Perhaps for my sins I shall be made a red geranium!” – Oscar Wilde, author I’ve heard about this place a few times, mostly from folk recommending it as a brunch alternative. It’s just been one… Read More Café Geranium