One of those mini-reviews of a place that someone asked me about and I went to point them to my review only to discover I’d never reviewed it. Upfront, my favorite place for burritos in Buenos Aires when I need a fix…. [Unfortunately closed down in July 2012.] The name El Gato Viudo (The Widower… Read More The Widower Cat
“The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famille.” – Laurie Colwin, author It’s rare that Henry and I will take on an outside catering job. We’re just not setup to transport anything in quantity. We’ve also found that people almost always think that their kitchens… Read More Stovetop in San Telmo
“It wasn’t the Beatles or Elvis Presley who first caused young women to lose their marbles. That honour belongs to Franz Liszt, a dashing Hungarian pianist with long, flowing hair who could make his audiences swoon before he had played a single note. Liszt was the Justin Bieber of 1830s Europe; the Elvis Presley of… Read More Rhapsody
“Thank you, Lord, for thinking about me, I’m alive and doing fine.” – Signs, Written by Les Emmerson, Performed by Five Man Electrical Band From window signs… Don’t ask me, I really don’t know. The greatest battle since Mothra vs Godzilla. …to quite artistic graffiti… Fish gotta swim. The band gotta jam. Free spirits gotta… Read More Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
“…most ordinary Argentines don’t need any help from the economists to figure out that inflation is raging again.” – Brian Milner, Argentine inflation forecasters tread carefully, The Globe and Mail Everyone here knows inflation is high. Anecdotal estimates range from 20% to 40% annually, depending on who you’re talking to and what they’re talking about.… Read More Inflated Empanadas
“Memory is a net; one finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook; but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., physician, writer, poet I’m really starting to enjoy this new approach to the dinners, so, I’m going to jump right into… Read More A Fish to Remember
“I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live.” – Louis D. Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Many moons ago I worked at a restaurant in New… Read More Maintaining the Curve
“My years of cuisine have structured me, given me an appetite for a job well done and an enthusiasm for other people, too. My attempts at excellence have led me into much turbulence, doubt, and anxiety; but they have also brought me peace. They have taught me how to speak out, how to love and… Read More Waiting for Gagnaire