Buenos Aires – Where to even begin? Last night, as many of you know, was “opening night” for our restaurante de puertas cerradas, our little in-home supper club. By all reports things went well, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. It was great fun and energizing for me. I think Henry found that “restaurant work” was… Read More Post-Opening Night Roundup
Buenos Aires – One would think that the “go-to” folk for Indian food in India would be the Indians (or, Hindus, as they’re referred to inaccurately here). After all, who better to open up restaurants serving cuisine of that region, knowing what’s what, and all the who, where, why, when, and how information you might… Read More Brit Pub meets Curry House
Buenos Aires – As anyone who eats a lot of Chinese food knows, there’s a big difference in the “plating style” between most Chinese (and many other Asian cuisines) food, and most Western food. Chinese dishes tend towards food that’s already cut into bite-sized pieces, saving the need of a knife, making the use of… Read More Sometimes a Rose is a Carrot
Buenos Aires – de autor is the term used here for food which is creative, different, unique, special, outlandish, bizarre, un-pigeon-hole-able. Cuisine, like most things here, needs to have some sort of a label, so that folks know what to expect. But some chefs defy convention and create things from the heart, the gut, the… Read More How Do You Judge De Autor?
Buenos Aires – Just received copies of the new issue of Passport magazine, in which an article I wrote a couple of months ago on some Buenos Aires dining recommendations appears. I’m always happy when things I write come out well! As always, the folks at Passport did a great job illustrating, even using one… Read More World Eats Article
Buenos Aires – Ahhh Spam, that tasty treat, the state meat of Hawaii, the scourge of the inbox… I’ve been discovered – not just by you, my readers and friends, but by the world of spammers. And all I really know about is the inbox, because I have comments blocked from anyone who doesn’t register… Read More A Taste of Spam
Buenos Aires – Just in case you thought I’ve been spending too much time out at restaurants recently and not enough time honing my cooking skills – after all, Casa SaltShaker opens this week – I thought I’d present a couple of things I’ve cooked recently. Not stuff that’s destined for the dinners in particular,… Read More A Bit of Dining, a Bit of Wining
Buenos Aires – A mattarello or matterello is a thin rolling pin, often without handles, that is used for rolling out pasta by hand. Whether or not the folks at Il Matterello, Martín Rodríguez 517 in La Boca are rolling out their pasta using one, I don’t know, I didn’t look back in the kitchen.… Read More The Rolling Pin