Neither Henry nor I spend as much time as we used to in La Plata. I get tired of the family visits where we all sit around and do nothing but chat about people I don’t know. On Henry’s side, though his sister, niece and nephew are still there, several of his friends who used… Read More A Bite of Peru in La Plata
Families are a funny thing. Sometimes they stick together, sometimes they repel each other, sometimes they remember, sometimes they forget. I started on the trail of the family Helueni when I noted that there were a few listings for various Syrian-Jewish restaurants and bakeries that included the surname. In one or another Arabic dialect it… Read More On The Confectioners’ Trail
Just time for another little mini roundup of dining out and dining in, actually, mostly dining in. And then I have a couple of full reviews coming down the ‘pike, so to speak. About five years ago one of the local sommeliers that I got to know casually back when I was participating in the… Read More Four Meals, Just Me in Common
Roundup of last week’s dinners, with two new sauces (and dishes) coming on strong, lots of compliments on both! Just a replating of our vegetables “a la tahitienne” (roasted garlic and coconut vinaigrette), spread out a bit on a plate rather than in a sundae cup. One night gave a shot at some savory coconut… Read More New Sauces are a Hit
Enough of a break from pizza eating, right? After all, it’s pizza! We pick up in Velez Sarsfield and continue on into Parque Avellaneda, and maybe even just edging into Mataderos, which will be our last barrio headed this direction on the 92 bus pizza trek. We begin just a block further on from our… Read More 92 Bus, Stops 41-43
Last week’s dinners were all about the fish – a couple of new dishes I’ve been working on. And, some tweaks to the other plates as well. Our ratatouille galette with polenta crust – changing up the garnishing a bit with some mixed sprouts and a goat cheese and roasted pepper puree, and a mixed… Read More A Couple of Plates of Fish
One of the first places I ate at after moving to Buenos Aires, and the first “fancy” place, was Tomo I (“Take 1”), Carlos Pellegrini 521 in the Panamericano Hotel, right by the Obelisco. I didn’t have my camera along, it was a night out with some local friends in the wine biz, and we… Read More Take 1, Take 2
Jumping back into Top Chef España we pick up at episode seven. We’re down to six contestants…. After last episode’s meltdown I’m wondering just what this one has in store for us! Right off the bat the contestants are told that today is the day they take to the streets. Specifically the streets of the… Read More Spain’s Top Chef – Episode 7