Gourmet Outings
Buenos Aires – Just a quick Casa S press release… so to speak. We were featured along with three other restaurants on the Salidas Gourmets page of the new, November 2006 issue of Clubs & Countries.
Galician Cooking
An important feature of Galicia is the presence of many fjord-like indentations on the coast, estuaries that were drowned with rising sea levels after the ice age. These are called rías and are divided into the Rías Altas, the Rías Medias, and the Rías Baixas. Most of the population live near the Rías Baixas, where… Read More Galician Cooking
Another Spirited Evening
Stan Laurel: “We drank your liqueur.” Mrs Laurel: “That wasn’t liqueur, it was cold tea.” – From Blotto, 1930 Buenos Aires – About a month and a half ago here at Casa S we put on a dinner featuring spirits and liqueurs from what is arguably Argentina’s finest distillery, Tapaus. The food was received to… Read More Another Spirited Evening
Sizzling Steaks and Flaming Pancakes
“Age appears to be best in four things, – old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” – Alonso of Aragon, 15th Century Spanish Archbishop Buenos Aires – An old friend has been visiting us in Buenos Aires this week after a whirlwind trip to… Read More Sizzling Steaks and Flaming Pancakes
Pizza and Sunshine
“I openly declare in the face of the entire world that I have never been, neither am, nor will ever be a monarchist, unitarian, or federal, but only a constitutional patriot Roman Catholic under the form of government that is to be dictated and enacted by the majority of our towns themselves or by a… Read More Pizza and Sunshine
Fricassee, Take Two
Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s start the fire and fricassee him. You start the kindling and I’ll get the coal. Uh, by the way, how many lumps do you want?” – Bugs Bunny, Rabbit’s Kin, 1952 Buenos Aires – The evolution of a recipe is an important thing in the world of cooking.… Read More Fricassee, Take Two
Behind Closed Doors
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci Buenos Aires – As many of you know, I’ve been exploring the world of puertas cerradas venues. I’d heard some time ago about a catering company called Caracoles, or snails, that occasionally offered reservations only dinners. I got in touch with them, and it turned out… Read More Behind Closed Doors
Amongst the Isles of the Caribbean
I do not tire in asserting that we in this region possess an authentic Caribbean civilization of a unique, distinct and distinctive type. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a component of this noble civilization. The obligation is placed upon us, individually and collectively, to further ennoble this civilization in all its dimensions. In this… Read More Amongst the Isles of the Caribbean