Another week of multiple menus – we had two private events and two public dinners this week, and, for the second week in a row, a huge number of folk on the waiting lists for the latter (43!) – actually, we even had someone try to bribe his way into one of the private events… Read More 4 Nights, 3 Menus, 36 Happy Campers
About a year ago I wrote up a post on a series of fun little alternative tourist tours/events, including the fun, if slightly sales-pitch oriented wine tasting of Anuva Wines. A couple of weeks ago I was invited to attend a new offering in the local wine tasting world from local magazine publisher Time Out… Read More Time Out 4 Wine
I’ve been a science fiction reader since I was kid. I might have one of the longest running subscriptions to Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine, having subscribed since the first issue in 1977 (I’m sure there are others too who’ve been regular readers since the beginning). These days, it arrives as if by magic, on my… Read More Dinner and a Touch of Sci-Fi
Just a quickie for the day, a private party this week with pretty much dishes that we’ve done before. The only instructions – not overly spicy and some hints of Argentine cuisine thrown in. Started with a pionono filled with a mix of mascarpone and goat cheese, fresh shrimp and endive. Served over our own… Read More Just a Touch of the Argentine
“If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.” – from The Last Emperor (1987) This weekend was the 100th anniversary of the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, China’s last. It seemed a fitting tribute to influence… Read More The Last Emperor
“Don’t be a tightwad. Your meals in life are numbered and the number is diminishing. Get at it. Owning an expensive car or home and buying cheap groceries and wine is utterly stupid. As a matter of simple fact, you can live indefinitely on peanut butter and jelly or fruit, nuts, and yogurt, but then… Read More What’s in a Name?
“Centuries ago, the Mongols, under the Mighty Khan, ruled the Eastern Plains. After days of fighting and hunting, they would gather in large community groups to celebrate their adventures and their successes. Communing in banquet-style pavilions, the Mongols would create a “feast” for all to enjoy by combining slivers of meat & vegetables, sliced with… Read More The Mighty Khan is Spinning in his Grave
“Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone.” – Andre Gide, author Just a short block away from the well-known and hyped (not totally undeserved) Oui Oui, sits a small cafe that I discovered about six weeks ago in my quest for the elusive “best” revuelto gramajo, Lo de Coki, Amenábar 93… Read More Coki’s Place