Oh, the foodie hordes are going to hate me again. I’m about to knock one of the new darlings of their set. I’m not going to trash it, it wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t all that. There were things I liked, there were things I didn’t. Meh. Now, I suppose, part of the problem may… Read More Farm Fresh Chic
It’s been one heck of a week with dinners. On Tuesday, originally, we had a private party planned – a group of four who were only able to come the one night, and they were referred by a past customer. They were happy to go the private dinner route, but, asked if we’d offer up… Read More Four Nights. Three Menus.
Those of you who’ve been with me awhile may remember that several years ago I took a series of private cooking classes from one of the best Brazilian chefs here in Argentina, Eduardo Pinheiro. He’s since moved back to Brazil (and I inherited those lovely dark clay soup and stew bowls you’ve been seeing the… Read More Brazil in Four Passes
“Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum (the commencement of Thai paves the way for new opportunities)” A year ago, still in the midst of very thematic dinners, we had a happy camper weekend of celebrating Thai Pongal, the start of the month of Thai – basically a harvest festival. I decided to bring back some of the… Read More The Return of Thai Pongal
Not to be confused with Chicken of Aragon Pie, which seems to be a chicken pot pie from Britain, flavored with lots of t’arragon, the pollo al chilindrón, one of Aragon, Spain’s best chicken dishes, is a slow cooked chicken stew with a strong red bell pepper base to the sauce. There are also versions… Read More Pollo al Chilindrón
Continuing on to the final Montevideo post, basically, from the far right edge of the red circle I cut straight down to the shoreline and then just walked the rambla, or boardwalk, pretty much to the eastern edge of what’s shown on the map – though it does continue east from there. The rambla is… Read More Montevideo in photos, VII
Winding down – my last full day in Montevideo. You remember that whole thing about not going to Asunción because of the heat and Montevideo having lower temps? Well, Tuesday wasn’t so cooperative, with temperatures spiking at 42°C (108°F). The morning didn’t start out that way as I headed south and east… …into the pink… Read More Montevideo in photos, VI
After quite the heavy lunch it was back to the apartment to collapse for a while and then get some work done. Mid-afternoon, headed out to the pretty little Museo Gurvich on the neighboring Plaza Matriz, free to visit on Tuesdays, just for your planning. Interesting stuff (no photos allowed, not surprisingly), reminds me a… Read More Montevideo in photos, V