Another quartet of peeks at different new (or at least to me) spots here and there, that just happen to fall along the northern parts of BA and its suburbs. Not quite a theme, but there you have it. What’s the deal with numbered burgers? First there was 180 Burger, which I admit I can… Read More Nibbling My Way Through Barrio(s) Norte
Ahh the vagaries of taste. I know that on our website I state: I do hope that we serve good food and that people enjoy it, but I’ve been around enough to know that not everyone has the same tastes. In a fantasy world of some sort, everyone would like everything I cook. But this… Read More Pickles, Pastor and Passionfruit
Fería de las Comunidades Latinoamericanas en La Plata, Argentina
Easily the most bizarre book in the gastronomy world I’ve ever read. I’m of two minds (at least) about Observations from the Kitchen by Richard Neat. Let’s start with the style. It’s written in a weird third-person with all the personae titled rather than named, “The Cook”, “The Banker”, etc. It’s strange enough when someone… Read More Neat Observations
Piquancy is generally used to refer to a lower degree of pungency – often used to refer to the flavors of chilies – such as that of mustard, but more often refers to mild pungency and flavors and spices that are much less strong than chilies, including, for example, those of things like capers, pickles,… Read More A Touch of Piquancy
While there have been a lot of green salads in my diet the last couple of weeks making up for the massive food intake at the end of last month, man does not live on green salad alone…. Not that I’ve claimed that with little posts on home pizzas and other casual bites. So, a… Read More Random Bites Post Guidebook
Having just read about the imminent opening of what’s intentionally intended to be the world’s most expensive restaurant (I’m sure that will bring out of the woodwork either a) someone claiming there’s someplace else more expensive or b) the imminent opening of someplace that seeks to top the expense), I am left wondering. What I’m… Read More I’ll Take Flavor
One of my favorite dinner party scenes. It’s worth the 18 minutes to watch the whole clip from this 1935 classic, Alice Adams, starring Katherine Hepburn and Fred MacMurray. You have to set aside the inherent racism and stereotyping that was simply part of life 80 years ago – that could be an entire subject… Read More So You Want to Hold a Dinner Party