Let’s see, what’s on the menu today…. The Good Shawarma Express, Suipacha 877, Centro [w3w: instance.purist.landed] – It’s no wow, but it’s a good shawarma at this little hole in the wall with no air conditioning or fans, making it, on a hot summer day, like sitting in an oven. Choice of chicken or… Read More Bite Marks #73
Hong Sichuan Family-Style Dishes, Montañeses 2113, Barrio Chino (Belgrano) – Brand new spot on the “back street” of Chinatown. We spotted it, and definitely put it on the list, but it had the look of another of these newer Chinese spots where the owners basically say… “screw it, we’re cooking for our community, we’re not… Read More Szechuan Happiness
Menu #8 February 21-23 – 2019 – 21-23 de Febrero I’m not going to go through each dish from last week’s menu, as you’ve seen several of them before. Our wine theme was a whimsical one – wines from three-grape blends. Just for fun! No voy a repasar cada plato del menú de la… Read More Parts is Parts
Time for some mo’ meat! Jagüel, Gorriti 5870, Palermo [w3w: strides.improves.bats] – There are terms that mean something, and not something else. Like most of them. [Closed, didn’t even last a year] When someone tells you that a restaurant is “self-service”, that generally means that the food is all laid out, somewhat banquet style, and you go… Read More The Steak Scrolls II
Spicy Pork & Broccoli Stir-Fry Salteado de Cerdo y Brócoli Picante Apparently, what I consider to be throwing together something for dinner isn’t what other people think of. While this photo that I posted on Instagram and Facebook only garnered about two dozen “likes” between them, almost all of them requested the recipe in… Read More Pork & Broccoli / Cerdo y Brócoli
Menu #7 February 14-16 – 2019 – 14-16 de Febrero Wines with Spanish Roots / Vinos con Raices Españoles Salmon “Causa” – potato puree flavored with yellow chili, lemon juice, olive oil, salt; diced raw salmon, avocado, cilantro in lime and szechuan peppercorn mayonnaise; cherry tomatoes, roasted red onion petals, smoked salmon caviar, chives.… Read More Roots in Spain
I mentioned a couple of times recently, that in getting down to having been to pretty much all of the “known” Korean restaurants in the two Koreatowns, I was on the hunt for the more difficult to find spots. The casas de comida, hidden away behind facades that don’t reveal their existence, or in locations you… Read More Hidden K-Town
I’ve mentioned a couple of times recently about the new trend to open bars that are serving up, more or less, Asian street food or Asian bar food. And the trend just keeps growing. The latest entry into the fray is The Night Market, Gorriti 5612, Palermo [w3w: opposite.glades.madness], which just opened a couple of weeks ago.… Read More Two Takes on Asian Night Life