There we were, humming along with Strauss and suddenly we find ourselves proudly flying the banner of Flevoland – which is not, despite your initial reaction, an imaginary country – I feel like I’m in training for a Wiki Race, only I don’t have an end target, and I keep stepping outside of Wikipedia. So,… Read More Game On – Lake of Tears
If there is anywhere in Italy where food is as important as art, and cooking is considered one of the fine arts, it is Emilia-Romagna. Nowhere is this more clear than in the cities of Parma and Bologna. The former is at the center of the provinces Parma and Reggio which give us the famed… Read More Home of Cheese & Cured Meat
Having left behind our thematic approach to dinners, sometimes I miss out on things that used to provide interesting fodder for menu planning – for the first time in years I didn’t make a plan for Bastille Day that revolved around French cuisine – one of those holidays that’s always been fun to celebrate, whether… Read More Sin Bastille
Oh, the ways that this game convolutes. From my last post on the fantasy worlds of Asemic Writing… let’s see how the leaps and bounds went. Jorge Borges figured into the whole picture, based on his short story Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, which, while not Asemic Writing as it’s perfectly comprehensible in terms of language,… Read More Game On – The Big Z
Just letting you in on what you missed at this week’s evening one-off class featuring a few classic Greek dishes. We started with delicious rice and vegetable filled dolmadakia with a tangy avgolemono sauce. For our main course, a prawn and feta bake – garides giouvetsi, accompanied by… Melitzanes Vizantiou, or Byzantine Eggplant – a… Read More Greek Isle Dining
We continue on the search for the best sandwiches in this city. After I mentioned in my side-page for favorite sandwiches that I had yet to find a lamb sandwich of any sort here (other than shawarma or burger), I swiftly received two different recommendations – both in Villa Crespo and only a few short… Read More The Great Sandwich Hunt 3
Certain restaurants and bars in town, probably as in any major city, become expat hangouts. As to why? Often because they offer food or drink that reminds some faction of the expat community of “back home”, often because they actively encourage the community to come spend time and lucre. I try to include them here… Read More A Couple of Expat Classics, In Brief
Okay, I’m spending too much time in front of the computer – I think I’ll have to limit my new little “Game On” posts to one or two a week instead of a daily entry. To be saved for “slow news” days. On to the food stuffs of the day, a look at the first… Read More Lunch in the Serene Republic