“Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” – Rosalind Russell, Actress Buenos Aires – Private dinners at Casa S are becoming all the rage. It’s fun for us, and I think a great way for people who don’t have the space or inclination to have a dinner party at home,… Read More Doll Face
May 31, 1678 – The Godiva procession through Coventry begins.” You may not know all the details of the legend. Lady Godiva was concerned with the great amount of taxes her husband was levying on the people of Coventry. She spoke to her husband who agreed to lower the taxes if she would first ride… Read More Nekkid Ride
“One day in the year 1900 a man dashed into a small New Haven luncheonette and asked for a quick meal that he could eat on the run. Louis Lassen, the establishment’s owner, hurriedly sandwiched a broiled beef patty between two slices of bread and sent the customer on his way, so the story goes,… Read More Burger Wars Continued
Chicago-Style Pizza. There’s a lot of disagreement about what this actually is. It’s thicker than New York pizza, that’s for sure, but after that all bets are pretty much off. Most folks will argue that Chicago Pizza’s claim to fame is simply a thick wheat crust. However to me Chicago’s great contribution to pizza crust… Read More Chicago Style…
“Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in and sauces which are never the same twice. Raise up among us stews with more gravy than we have bread to blot it with. Give us pasta with a hundred fillings.” – Robert Farrar Capon, Episcopal Priest and… Read More Wait… Pasta, Meatballs, and Sauce…?
“It’s a queer thing is a man’s soul. It is the whole of him. Which means it is the unknown him, as well as the known.” – D.H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature Buenos Aires – As noted about a week and a half ago, I expect(ed) a few more interviews about Casa SaltShaker… Read More It’s a Queer Thing…
“…we now live in the second robber baron era. One of the things that happens in such times is that the wealthy and powerful get to construct huge building and homes. Yet, however we may feel about the 19th century power hoggers, we are still attracted to the architecture and structures they were rich enough… Read More Enclave of the North
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean, country singer, actor, businessman Buenos Aires – Those of us from the U.S. recognize the name Jimmy Dean from the sausage brand. What many people probably don’t know (I certainly didn’t) is that… Read More Bondi, Cured Bondi