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.
K-Pop fans make Justin Bieber fans today and Beatles fans of the 60s look like amateurs. You’d have to see a clip of something like Sydney’s annual K-Pop Fest or Singapore’s annual Asian Music Awards show (I’m sure there are Korean fests and shows, but they don’t seem to get broadcast internationally) to get a… Read More K-Pop BBQ
“The secret to this fusion of Asian and Peruvian cuisine found in fine restaurants throughout Lima is the country’s intricately woven ethnic tapestry. Chinese and Japanese immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought with them Asian ingredients, cooking techniques and a new take on traditional dishes, especially on the capital’s beloved seafood… Read More Updating Ceviche
There is a term in Zen Buddhism for the moment of awakening, generally after meditation, though sometimes in a flash after a precipitating experience, when one sees one’s own true nature, one’s self, and that term is kensh?. It seems an appropriate name for a restaurant that undertakes an alternative exploration of dining, and chef… Read More Seeing One’s Nature
A couple of mini-reviews today, one place that’s on my list to go back to and check out more thoroughly, the other, not so much. We start in Barrio Chino at the relatively new China Rose, Mendoza 1689, 4780-4728, a spot that I’ve passed by numerous times that always just looked a trifle expensive for… Read More A Loose Chinese Connection
One of those mini-reviews of a place that someone asked me about and I went to point them to my review only to discover I’d never reviewed it. Upfront, my favorite place for burritos in Buenos Aires when I need a fix…. [Unfortunately closed down in July 2012.] The name El Gato Viudo (The Widower… Read More The Widower Cat
“I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live.” – Louis D. Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Many moons ago I worked at a restaurant in New… Read More Maintaining the Curve
“If I had it all to do over again, I would do most all things differently. However, how would I know that if, I had not had the opportunity to do them the first time.” – Janice Markowitz, author Four years ago I was taken out for my birthday by a couple of friends and… Read More Makeover
“Inala ayihambi, kuhamba indlala Usually translated as: Plenty sits still, hunger is a wanderer.” – Zulu proverb A few short notes on worthy spots I’ve stopped at to grab a quick bite…. You might remember Arévalito, Arévalo 1478, Palermo, from when it was called Providencia and was located around the corner. Back then it was… Read More Wandering Bites