“A human being may form different notions in the world. Some people think spicy food is good, some think sour food is, some like sweet food, and some like bland. Those are all tendencies of one’s own making. Even if a comedy is playing in Manhattan, there are still a whole lot of people who… Read More From Argentina with Spice
“The potato takes little care of lung and heart. It reaches the head, but only, as I said, the lower head, not the upper head. It does go into the lower head, where one thinks and exercises critical faculties. Therefore, you can see, in earlier times there were fewer journalists. There was no printing industry… Read More On the Side
“My family purchased vineyards in Napa Valley over 35 years ago, and I have been making wine for almost 25 years, with over 30 harvests under my belt. I was fortunate to make my own wines at Robert Pepi Winery with my father until the winery was sold in 1994. Since 1996 I have been… Read More San Rafael Trio
“The years from 1924 to 1933 were quite prolific and exciting for Borges. He founded several more literary magazines with varying amounts of success, and he contributed a variety of pieces to many existing magazines, most notably Martin Fierro. Ironically, his contributions to this magazine were to take an unexpected turn when the editors of… Read More “I Would Rather Have Been Part of the Boedo Group”
There are some oligarchs that make me want to bite them just as one crunches into a carrot or a radish.” – Eva Perón Buenos Aires – While I have been to quite a few events held in the garden or dining room of the Museo Evita, and toured the museum once a few years… Read More You Must Love Me
“Mind you, that’s not to say presentation is everything. At the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter how nice your coffee machine is. What counts is the quality of the service that you offer.” – Peter Bolton-King, chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents Buenos Aires – I turn to my… Read More Exquisite
The whole country is filled with adventures, but there is adventure just in the visual landscape alone. There is always something familiar, but if it looks too familiar, you just have to look a little farther for the oddity.” – Chris Patterson Buenos Aires – Oddiites, curiosities, serendipities… A trio of restaurants that I’ve found… Read More Trio of Oddities
“A guy works all day, he don’t want to look at his plate and ask, “What the fuck is this?” He wants to look at his plate, see a steak, and say “I like steak!” – Ian Holm, as Pascal, in Big Night Buenos Aires – In my life, I have had two tasting menu… Read More Polish on the Olive