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.
9: Why do you listen to 1? 5: A group must have a leader. 9: But what if he’s wrong? – from 9 The backlog of restaurant reviews is now caught up, more or less, and I feel like I can keep current with things – packing twenty-some restaurants into a few short weeks put… Read More 1
“The diner is everybody’s kitchen.” – Richard Gutman, author, American Diner: Then & Now Just exactly what is a diner? That’s a question that has probably been asked by many a food writer on the topic, and even more so, what constitutes a diner menu? A quick and very informal survey of some friends yielded… Read More Star Spangled Diner
“If we were to promise people nothing better than only revolution, they would scratch their heads and say: ‘Is it not better to have good goulash?’” – Nikita Khrushchev I really wanted to use the lyrics from Allan Sherman’s Hungarian Goulash as my opening quote, but I’ve already done so. But this one wasn’t bad.… Read More Hungry for Hungary?
“It’s not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It’s about the ride, for Christ’s sake. There is no point in going through all this crap, if your are not going to enjoy the ride. And you know what… when you least expect something great might come… Read More Along Came Paula
“Truth is the shattered mirror strewn in myriad bits; while each believes his little bit the whole to own.” – Robert Burton, 17th century English writer and clergyman Random notes…. When you have leftover par-cooked lasagna noodles, what do YOU do with them? I took a baking pan and put butter, brown sugar, raisins and… Read More Bits and Bites
“Slow and steady wins the race.” – Robert Lloyd, 18th century poet When people ask for recommendations for a steakhouse here, my list tends to be pretty short, and not particularly in tune with most tourism guides. Those tend to focus on places where either a) service is focused on tourists with waiters who speak… Read More Still Going Strong
“I was doing stand-up at a restaurant and there was a chalkboard on the street out front. It said, ‘Soup of the Day: Cream of Asparagus. Ellen DeGeneres.’” – Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne It’s such a pleasure after a string of pricey and/or uninteresting restaurants to come out of a relatively new one thinking, “that’s the… Read More Chalk Up Another Winner!
“Tis’ better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else’s perfectly.” – Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Do we have a place for Elizabeth Gilbert here in Buenos Aires…. No need to spend a year on “sabbatical” traveling around Italy and India,… Read More East Meets West, No Fusion Intended