“Bart Simpson: Dad, you ate all the free samples. Now you’re eating men’s slacks. Homer Simpson: Eh, it’s still better than Indian food.” I have to differ with the big H, I love good Indian food, and I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t prefer eating men’s slacks – whichever one of you just thought of a… Read More Indi-tinean
“Taxco de Alarcón, mejor conocida sólo como Taxco, es una ciudad del Sur de México, localizada en el estado de Guerrero. Es uno de los centros turísticos más importantes de dicho estado. La palabra Taxco proviene del náhuatl: “Tlachco” que significa “en el juego de pelota” o “en el sitio donde se juega a la… Read More A Touch, Just a Touch, of Mexican in Palermo Chico
“According to a legend that he agrees with, a young Mario Moreno, overwhelmed by stage fright, once, in the Ofelia carpa, forgets his original monologue. He begins to say what comes to mind in a complete emancipation of phrases and words, and what comes to mind is an incoherent brilliance. His assistants recite his attack… Read More 100 Years of Being Annoying
“Shopping for food is not as simple as it used to be. An increasing number of people are questioning the origins of their food and the free-range and organic markets are growing.” – Birgit Ottermann, Health24, March 2011 “Organic” is one of the words thrown about, particularly by expats and visitors, when it comes to… Read More The Shed
“Architecture is the art of how to waste space.” – Philip Johnson, architect Next up on the Museum Mile walk that I started in the last post is the Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño de la Sociedad Central de Arquitectos… It’s a strange little building, standing alone in a field next to Carlos Thays Park.… Read More On Down the Museum Mile
“I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums.” – Steven Wright, comedian A bit over a year ago the local government created a cultural pathway that they dubbed the Milla de los Museos Buenos Aires, or Buenos Aires Museum Mile.… Read More Marching the Museum Mile
“To be avant garde, you have to think like a child, or you have to leave it to evolution. – Juan Mari Arzak, chef at Arzak, “Father” of modern Basque cuisine I’m sure you were all busy this weekend celebrating the Andre Maria Zuriaren jaiak Festival as were we at Casa SaltShaker. The annual five… Read More Basque Modern
“Life is like a salad bar, there’s so many choices but, you can’t help to think to yourself, how often are they changing those beets?” – Joey Gladstone, Full House Maybe a better question is, Who in the World is Juana M? Is there an actual Juana M? These aren’t the sort of questions that… Read More Where in the World is Juana M?