Oh let’s see, once again everyone out there is putting forth their end of year wrap-ups and I feel near obligated to participate. Actually, it’s kind of fun to look back and see what’s new, changed, etc. and look forward to a new year. Past editions of this were 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2007. In… Read More A Year After the Mayan Apocalypse
Ahh, here we are in episode 4 of Top Chef España (the show has actually finished, but with the holidays and such, I’m way behind – plus each episode is between 1-1/2 and 2 hours long, and I’m still muddling through with the accents. The show opens with head judge Chicote once again explaining the… Read More Spain’s Top Chef – Episode 4
When you’ve got a city that’s as influenced historically by its Italian immigrants as Buenos Aires, there’s bound to be some disagreement over what constitutes the heart of the Italian community. Do a search on “Little Italy” and “Buenos Aires” and just on the first page of Google results you’ll find out it’s located in… Read More Classic Italy with Touches of the Modern
Two weeks of dinners in one post. A week ago, before our travails with lack of power, I was just looking ahead at the daunting task of taking on this holiday season. As usual I have trouble saying no to people who want to book their end of year holiday parties, plus once again we… Read More Catching Up On Dinners
Sorry I’ve “gone dark” for a bit, but literally we’d gone dark – we just spent 91 hours straight without power, and the last dozen or so without water when the rooftop tank finally ran out (pump couldn’t run to refill it without power). At least we had the gym for showers. On the other… Read More 92 Bus, Stops 38 – 40
Not feeling any closer to catching up with the show, which has just released its 11th episode, but hey, if you’re watching it, you’re probably not reading my updates, and in converse, if you’re not, we’ll just move through this together at a leisurely pace. On to episode 3, and another graphics heavy post (it’s… Read More Spain’s Top Chef – Episode 3
I don’t know if shawarma is just proliferating throughout the city or if I just wasn’t paying attention, but it seems like there are more and more places that are offering it. Here we are up to our ninth installment in the series already! Luckily, it’s not the sort of thing I get tired of… Read More Chronicles of Shawarma – Book IX
After yesterday’s photo intensive, I’m going to keep this one mercifully short. Two private dinners, four nights of public dinners, three menus in total, and many of the dishes I’ll just link to as we’ve prepared them before, particularly the private dinners. First up, a group of six, arranged by a gentleman who was in… Read More Dinners, Public and Private