“Our act started at the bottom and went downhill.” – Allan Sherman, comedic musician I should just send you back to the original review, because on the whole, little has changed at Sifones y Dragones, Ciudad de la Paz 174, Palermo, 15-4413-9871. Well, four things have as best I can tell. The couple that ran… Read More Sweet & Soured
“A local aquaintance: Really, you got it wrong on Chan-Chan. It’s easily the best Peruvian food I’ve eaten in Buenos Aires. Me: Well, it’s been four years since it opened and Henry and I went, perhaps it’s time for a revisit. Him: It really is. I go there all the time and I’d put their… Read More Chan-Chan Redux
“Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.” – G.K. Chesterton, novelist and poet At some point during this guidebook project I knew I was going to have to face up to a couple of pricey spots. I did try to arrange for some… Read More A Case, or Two, of Highway Robbery
“Oh, did I tell you I have a cookbook? I have a cookbook deal.” – Ted Allen, writer and food show host Did I ever tell you the story of how I was almost Ted Allen? No, I know I didn’t, though once before I promised to. So here’s the story. I was living and… Read More Supper Club, The Book
“Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it.” – William Scott, artist In last week’s dinner writeup I laid out a little project for cherry-picking from some of my earliest dinner menus and coming up with… Read More The Early Years 2
“It’s hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.” – Thomas Haden Church, actor I’m not sure why it is, but one of the most common questions I get asked about in regard to restaurants is “where to find a good Mexican restaurant?” The real answer is 4,500 miles north of here in Mexico City,… Read More For Better or Worse
“Part drinking den, part community centre, part confessional, part dealing house and often these days, part restaurant; the pub is Irish life in a nutshell. And like Ireland itself, the character of the Irish Pub has changed a lot over the years.” – Cian Molloy, The Story of the Irish Pub I’m not exactly an… Read More A (Very) Little Irish On It
“Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again.” – unknown It has been slightly over three years since I first reviewed Lotus Neo Thai, which is, now, for the moment, in Barrio Chino, at Arribeños 2265, 4783-7993. I say… Read More Floating Lotus