After the usual personal questions about how I got here, how we got started, whether I spoke Spanish on arrival, how many nights a week… etc., the most common question I get asked is, “how do you come up with the dishes for your menus?” It’s often obvious from the way it’s asked that there’s… Read More Dinner from the pages of books…
Oh, what to do, what to do? C.S. Lewis only wrote seven volumes to his Chronicles and I have so many more shawarma to eat. I have no book to quote from to open the show. It’s a sad state of affairs, made better only by seeking solace in carved meat, salad and sauces wrapped… Read More Chronicles of Shawarma – Book VIII
Not a trio of birthdays, but a trio at a birthday, here at Casa S. It started out as a larger dinner birthday party for a young man from Michigan, arranged by a friend. But circumstances combined to ending up with just a threesome coming to dinner on Monday. I offered to fold them in… Read More Birthday Trio
Despite the threat to my waistline, I figured I’d continue working my way through the new pastry shops here in Recoleta. The round-up on the last post didn’t uncover a whole lot worth getting excited about – the torta bombon at Tips and the nut and caramel tart at Parnasse were the only ones out… Read More More New Recoleta Pastry Shops!
Sounds like an anime video, no? But, it’s just a typical dinner here at Casa S…. A reprise of our recent poached veal tongue dish, with fermented brussels sprouts, roasted beets, spicy beet stem relish, tapenade, quail eggs, and a local farmer’s cheese. New soup making its appearance, based on a traditional Bolivian Chupe de… Read More Tongue, Sucking Peanuts, Tentacles
Having been a trifle more prolific last month with blog posts there are only a foursome of photos leftover from the month to do a mini-round-up. So be it. I may as well just start off with the “gifts” for the month – both from the same evening, a woman from Seattle bearing some lovely… Read More Octoberfest o’Photos
Before we get to the juanes for our main course, let’s start the day with a little Juanes, Yerbatero… …and, on to last week’s dinners, which I really ought to get written up considering we’ve already started this week’s. Our signature flounder ceviche, capped by a grilled prawn, trio of sauces – guacamole mousse; toasted… Read More Interpretation of Juanes
Just a quick photo round-up of the recent Send a Child to School fundraising event at the Australian Embassy. This year, a group of us in the puertas cerradas restaurant world were asked to participate and provide the food, and we, and several of our companions answered the call with signature hors d’oeuvres. Myself, Pablo… Read More Charity Begins at Jalapeños