“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” – Samuel Johnson, poet, writer Buenos Aires – ‘Twas a busy weekend, with both a couple of regular Casa S dinners and a private event hosted by an engaged couple (norteamericano and argentine) to let their families get to know each other. I won’t… Read More Argy with a Twist
“Skulls, fire, eyeballs, wings, devil signs — it’s pretty much got everything you want. It’s like a grab bag.” – Dave Herrera Buenos Aires – Met up with Pete and Amy, formerly of Pete’s Wicked Ale fame, who are in town for awhile to hang, eat, drink, wander, work with the local home-brew folk, learn… Read More Grab Bag
“Claims of observations are not falsifiable or verifiable, unless those observations are strictly monitored by sense. Consequently, casual judgements (i.e. casual conclusions following casual observations) of claims of observation settle deeply on mere assumption. You cannot make scientific progress by rebuking unfalsifiable and unverifiable claims, or rather, rebuking claims that you are unable to falsify… Read More Casual Observations
…there was always the risk of dating someone who’d owned a lunch box with my picture on it.” – Shaun Cassidy, Pop Singer/Actor Buenos Aires – There’s nothing like a really good use of some leftovers. In this case, the mamaliga from this weekend’s dinners. More or less the Eastern European version of polenta, I… Read More From the Lunch Pail
“[Cooking] is spontaneous. It’s what hits you at the moment, not the result of years of carefully crafting details. It doesn’t follow a strict formula, though you might notice similarities and consistencies of style. All the rules are open to reinterpretation. – paraphrase from Chip Camden, software developer Buenos Aires – With strains of the… Read More Argentine Modern
The saying of John Peale Bishop is worth recalling, that the South excelled in two things which the French deem essential to civilization: a code of manners and a native cuisine. Both are apt to suffer when life is regarded as a means to something else. Efficiency and charm are mortal enemies, and Southern charm… Read More Southern Charm
I like to morph reality into theatrics.” – Robert Davi, Actor Buenos Aires – The last few weeks have been filled with theater. Perhaps filled is a stretch, but far more than I normally set about to watch. I mentioned a few weeks back going to see Cabaret, and since then we’ve popped off to… Read More Expensive Theatrics
“Passion is the element in which we live; without it, we hardly vegetate.” – Lord Byron, Poet and Satirist Buenos Aires – According to their name, and I know not from where it comes, they’re not just a restaurant, they’re Eliot Restó & Otras Pasiones, located at Honduras 5237 in Palermo, 4831-1112. There’s no indication… Read More Other Passions?